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title: Does abdominal stretching reduce PMS symptoms in teenagers? | Niyora
description: Ten teenagers with PMS who received abdominal stretching showed improvement in their symptoms across two menstrual cycles, with severity decreasing from sever
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/abdominal-stretching-to-reduce-premenstrual-syndrome-a-case-series-2020/
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Case report, 2020

# Does abdominal stretching reduce PMS symptoms in teenagers?

Ten teenagers with PMS who received abdominal stretching showed improvement in their symptoms across two menstrual cycles, with severity decreasing from severe to mild. However, this was a small group with no control group.

 Early or limited evidence

Ten teenagers at a boarding school with PMS

## What they did

Ten teenagers at a boarding school who had PMS were given abdominal stretching treatment. Their PMS symptoms were measured across two menstrual cycles.

## What they found

PMS symptoms decreased from a severe level (70%) to a medium level (60%) after the first menstrual cycle, and to a mild level (60%) after the second cycle.

## What it means for you

This small study suggests abdominal stretching might help PMS symptoms. However, because there was no control group, only ten people were studied, and it was a case series rather than a controlled trial, we cannot be sure the stretching caused the improvement or how well it would work for other women and ages.

10

teenagers treated

70%

baseline PMS severity

60%

PMS severity after treatment

## About the study

Original title Abdominal stretching to reduce premenstrual syndrome: a case series Authors Yuni Khoiriyatul Mujtahidah Rohmah, Mukhoirotin Mukhoirotin Journal MEDISAINS Year 2020 Study design Case report What was tested Abdominal stretching Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.30595/medisains.v18i1.6930](https://doi.org/10.30595/medisains.v18i1.6930)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Exercise and yoga](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-exercise/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)

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