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title: Does progressive muscle relaxation reduce pain in teenagers with PMS?
description: Yes, according to this study. Four weeks of progressive muscle relaxation produced a significant change in pain levels, and the authors concluded it can help
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/efektivitas-progressive-muscle-relaxation-pmr-terhadap-penurunan-nyeri-pada-2026/
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- Does progressive muscle relaxation reduce pain in teenagers with PMS?

Non-randomised trial, 2026

# Does progressive muscle relaxation reduce pain in teenagers with PMS?

Yes, according to this study. Four weeks of progressive muscle relaxation produced a significant change in pain levels, and the authors concluded it can help reduce pain in teenagers with PMS.

 Early or limited evidence

30 high school girls in Yogyakarta with PMS

## What they did

Quasi-experimental study. 30 high school girls in Yogyakarta did progressive muscle relaxation exercises twice per week for 4 weeks, for 10-15 minutes per session. Pain was measured before and after using a standard scale.

## What they found

Pain scores changed from 2.03 before to 2.67 after the exercises. The study detected a significant change overall.

## What it means for you

Progressive muscle relaxation may help reduce pain in teenagers with PMS. This is a small study with no control group, so we cannot be sure the relaxation exercises themselves caused the change rather than something else.

30

students

4 weeks

duration

2 times per week

frequency

## About the study

Original title Efektivitas Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) Terhadap Penurunan Nyeri Pada Remaja Dengan Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) Authors Tiura Salsabilah Noumi, Andry Ariyanto, Siti Nadhir Ollin Norlinta Journal Borneo Nursing Journal (BNJ) Year 2026 Study design Non-randomised trial What was tested Progressive muscle relaxation, 2 times per week for 4 weeks, 10-15 minutes per session Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.61878/bnj.v8i2b.1649](https://doi.org/10.61878/bnj.v8i2b.1649)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)

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