--- title: Does progressive muscle relaxation reduce PMS symptoms in teenage girls? description: Yes. Teenage girls in the treatment group showed significantly lower PMS scores after 20 days of daily relaxation exercises than girls in the control group. url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/the-effectiveness-of-jacobsons-progressive-muscle-relaxation-technique-on-pre-2025/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Does progressive muscle relaxation reduce PMS symptoms in teenage girls? Non-randomised trial, 2025 # Does progressive muscle relaxation reduce PMS symptoms in teenage girls? Yes. Teenage girls in the treatment group showed significantly lower PMS scores after 20 days of daily relaxation exercises than girls in the control group. Early or limited evidence 60 teenage girls with PMS aged 13 to 18 years in India ## What they did Quasi-experimental study with 60 teenage girls aged 13 to 18 (30 in treatment group, 30 in control group). The treatment group performed 10-minute progressive muscle relaxation exercises daily for 20 days starting on the 6th day after their menstrual cycle began. ## What they found The treatment group had an average PMS score of 12.3 compared to 21.2 in the control group. This difference was statistically significant. The authors concluded that progressive muscle relaxation is a safe, low-cost method to reduce PMS. ## What it means for you Progressive muscle relaxation appears to help teenage girls with PMS without medication or side effects. However, this study had only 60 participants from one location in India, did not randomly assign girls to groups, and was limited to a single cycle, so results may not apply to all teenagers. 60 teenage girls in study 12.3 vs 21.2 average PMS scores (treatment vs control) 20 days duration of intervention ## About the study Original title The effectiveness of Jacobson’s progressive muscle relaxation technique on pre-menstrual syndrome among adolescent girls at selected schools, Krishnagiri Authors M Dhanam Journal International Journal of Advance Research in Nursing Year 2025 Study design Non-randomised trial What was tested 10-minute progressive muscle relaxation exercises daily for 20 days starting on day 6 of menstrual cycle Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.33545/nursing.2025.v8.i2.b.532](https://doi.org/10.33545/nursing.2025.v8.i2.b.532) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/) Research tells you what helps on average. Niyora helps on the day it hits. Calm down, see it another way, and decide what to say, with a PMS and PMDD app built by a doctor. ## Related studies Randomised trial, 2026 Does aerobic or resistance exercise reduce anxiety in women with PMS? Systematic review, 2025 Does teaching adolescent girls about their menstrual cycle and health help reduce period pain and PMS? Systematic review, 2024 How common is premenstrual syndrome in Africa, and what factors increase the risk? Randomised trial, 2023 Does zinc supplementation reduce PMS symptoms in women? Systematic review, 2021 How common is PMDD among female students in Ethiopia? Systematic review, 2020 How common is PMS among women of reproductive age in Ethiopia? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗