Ethics approval: The Health and Disability Ethics Committee of New Zealand approved this study. Ethics approval reference no.: 13/STH/206. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to data collection.

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The GPs' estimation of family violence prevalence in their practices is low compared to community-based research. Many issues affect the GP in identifying and managing family violence and must be considered in developing guidelines and training, referral systems and support for GPs.

Results demonstrated that the intervention is applicable and feasible. In addition, the preliminary results show evidence of positive changes after the intervention. The intervention programme's effectiveness will be studied further, in a future RCT. Implications for Rehabilitation There is a lack of available evidence from randomized controlled trials regarding the use of exercise in alleviating the symptoms associated with primary dysmenorrhea (PD). The preliminary results of this study shows that exercises may be effective in reducing the pain associated with PD indicated by a large effect size. The preliminary findings from this study could also contribute significantly to PD management and introduce new practice opportunities for physiotherapists working in women's health.

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