Non-randomised trial, 2018
Can strengthening core and leg muscles reduce PMS symptoms?
In this small study of midwifery students, a muscle strengthening program was linked to less premenstrual syndrome, but the study design is weak so this is not strong proof.
What they did
Researchers tested a muscle strengthening program for the core and lower body in students at a midwifery academy in Central Java, Indonesia. They measured each student's PMS symptoms before and after the program, with no separate comparison group.
What they found
Scores improved from before to after the program. A statistical test showed the change was significant (the test result passed the cutoff for significance, with a t-table value of 2.031 at 34 degrees of freedom), so the researchers concluded the program helped reduce PMS.
What it means for you
This suggests exercise focused on core and leg strength might help with PMS, but there was no control group to rule out other explanations, and the sample was limited to one group of students in one location, so results may not apply to other women.
α 0.05
significance level used
34
degrees of freedom
2.031
t-table value
About the study
- Original title
- Participatory Management of Muscles Strengthening of Core Stability and Lower Extremity to Reduce of Premenstrual Syndrome
- Authors
- Hartono Diono
- Journal
- Advances In Image and Video Processing
- Year
- 2018
- Study design
- Non-randomised trial
- What was tested
- A participatory muscle strengthening program for core stability and the lower extremity
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.14738/aivp.61.4157
Original abstract
Competence to reduce of premenstrual syndrome must be have each student, so physically and psychologically able to do activities Tridharma Colleges well. One of the efforts that can reduce of premenstrual syndrome is doing muscles strengthening of core stability and lower extremity. The purpose of the research to prove that participatory management model of muscles strengthening of core stability and lower extremity can reduce of premenstrual syndrome for students of Cilacap Graha-Mandiri Midwifery Academy, in Central Java. The research used was pre-experimental quantitative research design with form of One-Group Pretest-Postest Design. The results of t-test of significance of the score obtained related 0.000 ttable α 0.05, df 34 = 2.031; therefore H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted. It’s meaning Participatory management model of muscles strengthening of core stability and lower extremity can reduce of premenstrual syndrome for students of Cilacap Graha-Mandiri Midwifery Academy, in Central Java. Conclusion, participatory management model of muscles strengthening of core stability and lower extremity can reduce of premenstrual syndrome for students of Cilacap Graha-Mandiri Midwifery Academy, in Central Java.
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