Comparing the Effects of Yoga & Oral Calcium Administration in Alleviating Symptoms of Premenstrual Syndrome in Medical Undergraduates
Introduction: Medical undergraduates are heavily burdened by their curriculum. The females, in addition, suffer from vivid affective or somatic premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms such as bloating, mastalgia, insomnia, fatigue, mood swings, irritability, and depression. The presen...
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| description | Introduction: Medical undergraduates are heavily burdened by their
curriculum. The females, in addition, suffer from vivid affective or somatic premenstrual
syndrome (PMS) symptoms such as bloating, mastalgia, insomnia, fatigue, mood swings,
irritability, and depression. The present study was proposed to attenuate the symptoms of PMS
by simple lifestyle measures like yoga and/or oral calcium. Methods: 65 medical female
students (18-22 years) with a regular menstrual cycle were asked to self-rate their symptoms,
along with their severity, in a validated questionnaire for two consecutive menstrual cycles.
Fifty-eight students were found to have PMS. Twenty girls were given yoga training (45 minutes
daily, five days a week, for three months). Another group of 20 was given oral tablets of
calcium carbonate daily (500 mg, for three months) and rest 18 girl served as control group.
Data were analyzed by SPSS ver.13 software. Results: The yoga and calcium groups showed a
significant decrease in number and severity of premenstrual symptoms whereas in the control
group there was not the significant difference. Conclusion: Encouraging a regular practice of
yoga or taking a tablet of calcium daily in the medical schools can decrease the symptoms of
premenstrual syndrome. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-806cd5454ab647e49b48566aeb0fac432022-12-22T01:53:50ZengTabriz University of Medical SciencesJournal of Caring Sciences2251-99202016-09-015317918510.15171/jcs.2016.019JCS_71_20160829102114Comparing the Effects of Yoga & Oral Calcium Administration in Alleviating Symptoms of Premenstrual Syndrome in Medical UndergraduatesMehta Bharati0 Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur Rajasthan, IndiaIntroduction: Medical undergraduates are heavily burdened by their curriculum. The females, in addition, suffer from vivid affective or somatic premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms such as bloating, mastalgia, insomnia, fatigue, mood swings, irritability, and depression. The present study was proposed to attenuate the symptoms of PMS by simple lifestyle measures like yoga and/or oral calcium. Methods: 65 medical female students (18-22 years) with a regular menstrual cycle were asked to self-rate their symptoms, along with their severity, in a validated questionnaire for two consecutive menstrual cycles. Fifty-eight students were found to have PMS. Twenty girls were given yoga training (45 minutes daily, five days a week, for three months). Another group of 20 was given oral tablets of calcium carbonate daily (500 mg, for three months) and rest 18 girl served as control group. Data were analyzed by SPSS ver.13 software. Results: The yoga and calcium groups showed a significant decrease in number and severity of premenstrual symptoms whereas in the control group there was not the significant difference. Conclusion: Encouraging a regular practice of yoga or taking a tablet of calcium daily in the medical schools can decrease the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/JCS/Manuscript/JCS-5-179.pdfPremenstrual syndromeYogaRelaxationCalcium |
| spellingShingle | Mehta Bharati Comparing the Effects of Yoga & Oral Calcium Administration in Alleviating Symptoms of Premenstrual Syndrome in Medical Undergraduates Journal of Caring Sciences Premenstrual syndrome Yoga Relaxation Calcium |
| title | Comparing the Effects of Yoga & Oral Calcium Administration in
Alleviating Symptoms of Premenstrual Syndrome in Medical Undergraduates |
| title_full | Comparing the Effects of Yoga & Oral Calcium Administration in
Alleviating Symptoms of Premenstrual Syndrome in Medical Undergraduates |
| title_fullStr | Comparing the Effects of Yoga & Oral Calcium Administration in
Alleviating Symptoms of Premenstrual Syndrome in Medical Undergraduates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparing the Effects of Yoga & Oral Calcium Administration in
Alleviating Symptoms of Premenstrual Syndrome in Medical Undergraduates |
| title_short | Comparing the Effects of Yoga & Oral Calcium Administration in
Alleviating Symptoms of Premenstrual Syndrome in Medical Undergraduates |
| title_sort | comparing the effects of yoga oral calcium administration in alleviating symptoms of premenstrual syndrome in medical undergraduates |
| topic | Premenstrual syndrome Yoga Relaxation Calcium |
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