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title: Does core stability exercise reduce menstrual pain and PMS? | Niyora
description: Yes. Women who did core stability exercises had clear improvement in both menstrual pain and PMS symptoms, while women who did not exercise had minimal change
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/the-effect-of-lumbo-pelvic-stabilization-exercise-on-menstrual-pain-and-2012/
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# Does core stability exercise reduce menstrual pain and PMS?

Yes. Women who did core stability exercises had clear improvement in both menstrual pain and PMS symptoms, while women who did not exercise had minimal changes.

 Moderate study design

30 female university students with painful periods

## What they did

30 female university students with painful periods were split into two groups of 15. One group did core stability exercises while the other did not. Pain was measured using a pain scale and PMS symptoms using a questionnaire.

## What they found

The exercise group showed clear improvement in both menstrual pain and PMS symptoms. The group that did not exercise showed minimal changes.

## What it means for you

Core stability exercises may help reduce period pain and PMS symptoms. The main limits are the study was small, included only university students, and did not measure how long the benefits last.

15

Women in exercise group

15

Women in control group

## About the study

Original title The Effect of Lumbo-Pelvic Stabilization Exercise on Menstrual Pain and Premenstrual Syndrome Authors Jinhee Kim, Nan-Soo Kim Journal Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine Year 2012 Study design Survey study Participants 15 What was tested Lumbo-pelvic stabilization (core stability) exercise Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.13066/kspm.2012.7.1.029](https://doi.org/10.13066/kspm.2012.7.1.029)

## 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/)[Exercise and yoga](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-exercise/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)

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