The Effectiveness of Exercise in Reducing Dysmenorrhoea Pain in Adolescent Women: A Literature Study

Abstract

This literature study aimed to identify the effectiveness of exercise in reducing pain thresholds in adolescents with dysmenorrhea. A literature search on Pubmed, Research Gate, ScienceDirect, and Proquest, was conducted from March to June 2022. Stretching, Zumba, FITT, Yoga, Aerobics, and Physical activity were the exercises found in the journal, and the study population was devoted to adolescents. The research design was a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) and Quasi-Experiment. The pain scale in the journal used the Visual Analogue Scale for Pain (VASP), Visual Analog Scale (VAS), MCGILL Pain, and the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). Of the ten journals that were analyzed, exercise was the most effective in reducing pain threshold when adolescents experienced dysmenorrhea. Of the five kinds of exercise found when analyzing the 10 journals, the most effective exercises reduced pain score is 5.62.
 Keywords: Dysmenorrhea, exercise, Pain

The influence of physical activity, body mass index and urinary levels of prostaglandin (PGF2α) with the incidence of primary dysmenorrhea in adolescents

“…Clinical trials have shown that engaging in aerobic exercise for 8 weeks can effectively reduce the severity of dysmenorrhea 14 . Several studies also support this finding 15–17 . However, Blakey et al found no correlation between physical activity and the incidence of dysmenorrhea 18 …”

“…14 Several studies also support this finding. [15][16][17] However, Blakey et al found no correlation between physical activity and the incidence of dysmenorrhea. 18 Several studies found a potential link between being overweight or obese and dysmenorrhea.…”