Assessment of the effects of massage therapy on premenstrual syndrome

Author	leila Ghaedi	en
Author	Maryam Moradi	en
Issued Date	2011-05-31	en
Abstract	Background: Premenstrual syndrome is characterized by the cyclic occurrence physical, psychological and behavioral symptoms during the luteal phase of the menstruation cycle and will be disappear within a few days of the onset of menstruation. The aim of this research was to assess the effect of massage therapy on premenstrual syndrome.Materials and Method: A randomized clinical trial was carried out on 30 volunteer students of Tehran University with PMS diagnosis. After surveying two menstruation cycles and confirming PMS existence, subjects were randomly assigned into massage and control group. Massage protocol was performed for eight weeks. Volunteers completed Daily Symptom Rating (DSR) during 2 cycles before and 2 cycles after intervention. Data collected via data gathering form, criteria for PMS (DSM- IV), DSR and Beck test. Data were analyzed by descriptive and analytic statistics (χ2, Fischer's exact test, paired and independent t tests).Results: In comparison between before and after intervention, massage group showed significant decrease averagely in mean of somatic (56.7%), psychological (64.8%) (p	en
DOI	https://doi.org/	en
Keyword	Premenstrual syndrome	en
Keyword	massage therapy	en
Keyword	manipulation	en
Keyword	complementary therapy	en
Publisher	Brieflands	en
Title	Assessment of the effects of massage therapy on premenstrual syndrome	en
Type	Research Article	en

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