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ReviewJournal of lifestyle medicine2023

Exercise Therapy and Electrotherapy as an Intervention for Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Sunita Sharma, Kamran Ali, Harneet Narula, Nitesh Malhotra, Richa Hirendra Rai, Nitesh Bansal, Karthick Balasubramanian, Sheetal Kalra, Ramya Ramasamy Sanjeevi, Aksh Chahal

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Review in Journal of lifestyle medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Sunita SharmaDepartment of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Haryana, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1761-6691
Kamran AliDepartment of Physiotherapy School of medicine and allied sciences GD Goenka University, Sohna, Gurugram, Haryana, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6492-3398
Harneet NarulaDepartment of Radiology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Haryana, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1737-3375
Nitesh MalhotraDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Science, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies Faridabad, Haryana, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4104-4520
Richa Hirendra RaiSchool of Physiotherapy, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University (DPSRU), Pushp vihar, New Delhi, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0102-2773
Nitesh BansalChief Compliance Officer, Professor & Vice Dean, OP Jindal Global University, Sonepat, Haryana, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1662-8981
Karthick BalasubramanianDepartment of Physical Therapy, faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2304-8405
Sheetal KalraSchool of Physiotherapy, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University (DPSRU), Pushp vihar, New Delhi, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3317-4624
Ramya Ramasamy SanjeeviDepartment of Physical Therapy, faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3486-0482
Aksh ChahalDepartment of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Haryana, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2871-3697
Delhi Pharmaceutical Science and Research University · INJazan University · SAMaharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana · INGalgotias University · INGD Goenka University · INManav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies · INO. P. Jindal Global University · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary Dysmenorrhea (PD) is characterized by painful cramps before or during menstruation. It is generally treated with nonpharmacological methods. However, with the advancement of research and the passage of time, physiotherapy plays an increasingly important role in treating patients with PD. Electrotherapy and exercise therapy are conservative methods to treat PD. Alternative methods to minimize reliance on medicinal-based treatments are the need of the hour. This review aims to determine the efficacy of exercise-based therapies and electrotherapy modalities in treating PD. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses standards have been used in the present systematic review and meta-analysis. Cochrane, PubMed, and Google Scholar were searched to facilitate the same. The articles from 2011 to 2021 were included in this review. The quality of the review was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool. The visual analog scale was taken as a measure of pain intensity in the meta-analysis, and other outcomes have been included in the systematic review discussed. A total of 15 publications have been included, with a meta-analysis of 7. All included studies were of high quality (PEDro ≥ 5), and demonstrated the efficacy of exercise-based therapies and electrotherapy modalities in treating pain in females with PD. This review aims to check the impact of exercise and electrotherapy in females suffering from PD.

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DysmenorrheaElectric stimulation therapyExercisePrimary dysmenorrheaTreatment efficacy

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PMID37250278
PMCPMC10210968
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