Objective: To compare the effectiveness between Aerobic and Stretching exercise programs on pain and menstrual symptoms in subjects with primary dysmenorrhea. Study Design: Quasi Experimental study design. Subjects: 100 subjects were taken in the study, age group between 16 to 26 years and divided into 2 groups (50group A, 50-group B). Intervention: 50 subjects in the A group participated in aerobic exercise programme and 48 patients in the B group participated in stretching exercise programme. Outcome Measure: Moos Menstrual Distress Questionnaire, Numerical Pain Rating Scale. Results: Statistical analysis was done by using paired t-test for within the group comparison and student t-test used to compare between the two groups, results were not statistically significant difference in pain intensity and menstrual symptoms between two groups but group A had better clinical outcome with Moos Menstrual distress Questionnaire. Conclusion: It is concluded that there is no significant difference between aerobic versus stretching exercise programmes over pain and menstrual symptoms in subjects with primary dysmenorrhea but group A trained with aerobic exercises had better clinical outcome with Moos Menstrual distress Questionnaire especially physiological, psychological, behavioral symptoms than group B trained with stretching exercises.
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