Sixty girls participated in this study and their main complaints were pain and cramping during menstruation. They were divided randomly into two equal groups.
Group (A) (30 girls) treated by kinesiotaping during menstruation for 3 successive menstruation. Group (B) (30 girls) treated by pilate exercises, 3 sessions per week for 3 months except the days of menstruation. Visual analogue scale to assess pain intensity, Quality of life enjoyment and satisfaction questionnaire, Menstrual Distress Questionnaire, WALIDD score, Spielberger questionnaire and blood sample analysis to estimate plasma prostaglandin level were applied for each girl in both groups before and after the treatment course.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
kinesiotaping was applied once the menstrual pain begins (one day before menstruation) for periods of 4 to 5 days until the pain disappears and then removed it. Kinesiotaping was used for 3 successive menstruations.
Each girl in group (B) was engaged in a supervised pilate exercises program for 30 minutes per session for 3 days/week for 12 weeks except days of menstruation. Participants would be oriented to wear comfortable clothes .
Ghada Elrefaye
Cairo, Egypt
Weight and height scale
Was used to measure the weight and height of each girl before starting the study and to calculate BMI according to the following formula: BMI = weight (kg) / height square (m)2
Time frame: three months
Visual analog scale
For determining pain intensity before and after the treatment course for each girl in both groups (A\&B). VAS is a-10 cms line, at one end was written (no pain = zero) and at the other end was written (worst pain the patient ever felt = 10)
Time frame: three months
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