Does progressive muscle relaxation reduce PMS in adolescent girls?

INTRODUCTION: Women are smart and savvy. Striving to live up to their potentials, they are curious about the world they live in and want to make a difference. But adolescent is a period they struggle with the issues of menstruation. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of Jacobson Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise on Premenstrual Syndrome among adolescent girls. DESIGN: A quantitative approach using quasi experimental pre-test post-test design with control group. PARTICIPANTS: 100 adolescent girls with moderate to severe premenstrual syndrome was selected using Non probability purposive sampling technique in Government Higher Secondary School at Silvassa. INTERVENTION: Jacobson Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise was given for a period of 15-20 minutes once a day for 28 days. TOOL: self administered modified Stainer and Wilkins PMS diagnostic criteria were used to assess the level of PMS. RESULTS: Analysis using Paired‘t’ test found significant. CONCLUSION: The findings of the study revealed that Jacobson Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise helps in decreasing premenstrual syndrome among adolescent girls.

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