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title: Does muscle relaxation reduce PMS symptoms? | Niyora
description: A specific muscle relaxation technique significantly reduced PMS symptoms in the study group. However, without a control group, we cannot be certain the techn
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# Does muscle relaxation reduce PMS symptoms?

A specific muscle relaxation technique significantly reduced PMS symptoms in the study group. However, without a control group, we cannot be certain the technique itself caused the improvement.

 Early or limited evidence

350 adolescent girls at selected colleges in Bengaluru, India

## What they did

One-group pretest-posttest study of 350 adolescent girls at colleges in Bengaluru. All girls received Jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation technique training. PMS symptoms were measured before and after using structured questionnaire and modified PSST tool.

## What they found

Mean PMS score decreased from 79.44±15.616 before intervention to 53.73±13.204 after intervention. Paired t-test showed this difference was highly significant (t=31.319, p<0.001).

## What it means for you

Muscle relaxation technique appears to reduce PMS symptoms. However, this study had no control group, so we cannot rule out placebo effect or natural improvement over time. Larger studies with control groups are needed to confirm effectiveness.

350

adolescent girls

79.44 to 53.73

mean PMS score change

p<0.001

statistical significance

## About the study

Original title A study to evaluate the effectiveness of Jacobson progressive muscle relaxation technique (JPMRT) on relief of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) among girls at selected colleges in Bengaluru Authors A Sasikala Journal International journal of applied research Year 2022 Study design Survey study Participants 350 What was tested Jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation technique Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.22271/allresearch.2022.v8.i8a.10030](https://doi.org/10.22271/allresearch.2022.v8.i8a.10030)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)[Stigma, attitudes and culture](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-stigma-culture/)

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