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Effects of Pilates on Pain, Physical Function, Sleep Quality, and Psychological Factors in Young Women with Dysmenorrhea: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Study.
- Source :
- Healthcare (2227-9032); Jul2023, Vol. 11 Issue 14, p2076, 14p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The effect of Pilates on dysmenorrhea has been little studied. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of Pilates on menstrual pain and symptoms, premenstrual syndrome, and risk factors of dysmenorrhea. Thirty young women with primary dysmenorrhea were randomly assigned into a Pilates group (PG; n = 15) and a waitlist control group (CG; n = 15). The Pilates was performed twice a week for 12 weeks. Menstrual pain and symptoms were measured by visual analogue scale (VAS) and the Cox menstrual symptom scale (CMSS), respectively. Premenstrual syndrome was assessed using the premenstrual symptoms screening tool (PSST). Additionally, back flexibility, hip muscle strength, sleep duration and quality, perceived stress, state-trait anxiety, and depression were evaluated. The VAS, CMSS severity and frequency, and PSST symptoms and functional impairments decreased in the PG compared to the CG (p < 0.001 or p < 0.01) with large effect sizes. Back flexibility and the strength of hip flexors, hip extensors, and hip abductors significantly increased in the PG compared to the CG (all p < 0.01) with large effect sizes. Sleep quality (p < 0.01) and stress (p < 0.05) improved in the PG. Sleep duration, anxiety, and depression did not change in either group. In conclusion, the 12-week Pilates intervention ameliorates dysmenorrhea, partly mediated by improved physical function and sleep quality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SLEEP quality
RANGE of motion of joints
STATISTICAL reliability
RESEARCH methodology
PILATES method
MANN Whitney U Test
FISHER exact test
RISK assessment
TREATMENT effectiveness
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
COMPARATIVE studies
PRE-tests & post-tests
T-test (Statistics)
DYSMENORRHEA
BODY movement
MUSCLE strength
CHI-squared test
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
STATISTICAL sampling
DATA analysis software
WOMEN'S health
PAIN management
PROPORTIONAL hazards models
DISEASE risk factors
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22279032
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 14
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Healthcare (2227-9032)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 169331939
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11142076