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title: Does video-based Pilates exercise reduce PMS symptoms, stress, and pain?
description: Pilates exercise significantly reduced stress and pain severity. However, when comparing the two groups, the overall PMS symptom improvement was not statistic
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/effect-of-video-based-exercise-on-premenstrual-symptoms-a-randomized-controlled-2025/
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Randomised trial, 2025

# Does video-based Pilates exercise reduce PMS symptoms, stress, and pain?

Pilates exercise significantly reduced stress and pain severity. However, when comparing the two groups, the overall PMS symptom improvement was not statistically different.

 Moderate study design

46 women with PMS

## What they did

Randomized controlled trial with 46 women with PMS. The intervention group did Pilates exercises via video twice a week for 8 weeks. The control group did no regular exercise during that time. PMS symptoms, stress, and pain were measured at the start and end of the study.

## What they found

Within the Pilates group, all measures improved significantly (PMS symptoms, stress, and pain, p 0.05).

## What it means for you

Pilates appears to help reduce stress and pain in women with PMS, which are important parts of the condition. A self-guided video-based exercise program at home could be practical and time-efficient. The limitation: unclear why PMS symptoms improved within the Pilates group but not significantly between groups.

46

Sample size

Twice weekly

Frequency

8 weeks

Duration

## About the study

Original title Effect of video-based exercise on premenstrual symptoms: a randomized controlled trial Authors Aykut Ş, Şevgin Ö Journal Ginekologia polska Year 2025 Study design Randomised trial What was tested Video-based Pilates exercises twice weekly for 8 weeks Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.5603/gpl.98199](https://doi.org/10.5603/gpl.98199)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Dysmenorrhea and period pain](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-dysmenorrhea/)[Pain and headache](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-pain/)[Stress](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-stress/)[Exercise and yoga](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-exercise/)

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