ArticleJournal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences2016
Comparison of the effects of acupressure and self-care behaviors training on the intensity of primary dysmenorrhea based on McGill pain questionnaire among Shiraz University students.
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- Comparative effectiveness of exercise interventions for primary dysmenorrhea: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.BMC women's health · 2024Pooled it
- Comparative Effectiveness of Different Exercises for Reducing Pain Intensity in Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Sports medicine - open · 2024Pooled it
- Exercise for dysmenorrhoea.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- The effectiveness of self-care and lifestyle interventions in primary dysmenorrhea: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2019Pooled it
- The effect of acupressure on pain, menstrual symptoms, and comfort in adolescents with primary dysmenorrhea: a single-blind randomized controlled trial.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Trial
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- Comparison of the effect of teaching coping skills and acupressure on premenstrual stress: a randomized controlled trial.Discover mental health · 2025Article
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- Manual Therapy in Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2024Review
- The potential beneficial effects of education and familiarity with cesarean section procedure and the operating room environment on promotion of anxiety and pain intensity: A randomized controlled clinical trial.Journal of education and health promotion · 2020Article
- Use of the Orem self-care model on pain relief in women with rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized trial.Electronic physician · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundDysmenorrhea is one of the common problems during reproductive ages, with prevalence rate of 60-90%. This study aimed to compare the effects of acupressure at Guan yuan (RN-4) and Qu gu (RN-2) acupoints, self-care behaviors training, and ibuprofen on the intensity of primary dysmenorrhea based on McGill pain questionnaire. MATERIALS AND
methodsIn the randomized clinical trial, 120 females, aged between 18 and 25 years, with primary dysmenorrhea, randomly selected from five dormitories of Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran were screened and randomized into acupressure group, in that pressure was applied for 20 min over the 1
resultsA significant difference was found in the mean intensity of pain before and after the intervention in all the three study groups. The mean score of pain intensity was 10.65 ± 5.71 in the training group, 19 ± 5.41 in the control group, and 14.40 ± 6.87 in the acupressure group after the intervention. The results of Kruskal-Wallis test revealed that both interventions were more effective compared to consumption of ibuprofen.
conclusionTraining and acupressure were more effective than ibuprofen in the reduction of dysmenorrhea. Thus, they can be considered as trainable methods without side effects in adolescent girls.
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