Dysmenorrhea is a common complaint in young women, characterized by pain. Dysmenorrhea pain has a significant impact on womens lives, such as limitations in daily activities. Primary dysmenorrhea can be treated using yoga and self tapping. Objective: understanding effectiveness on use of mind-body practice: yoga towards changing long pain of primary dysmenorrheal. Method: Study was conducted by quasi experiment with nonequivalent pretest-posttest control group design. Study was conducted on November 2016 until Februari 2017 in SMK "X" and SMK "Y" Klaten. Sample of study amounted 88 respondent divided on 47 respondent on experimental group and 41 respondent as control group. The experimental group was given a yoga intervention, control group was given self tapping. Measuring tool using Numerical Rating Scale (NRS). Data analysis using t-test for independent sample, Mann-Whitney test and Wilcoxon. Result: Statistically yoga and self tapping were equally effective in reducing the long pain of primary dysmenorrheal with p values of 0.000 and 0.012 respectively. Clinically yoga is more effective in reducing the long pain of primary dysmenorrhea with mean 1,49 compared with self tapping 0,46. Conclusion: Yoga intervention effective on reduction long pain of primary dysmenorrhea.
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