Effects of Pilates on Pain, Physical Function, Sleep Quality, and Psychological Factors in Young Women with Dysmenorrhea: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Study
The effect of Pilates on dysmenorrhea has been little studied. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of Pilates on menstrual pain and symptoms, premenstrual syndrome, and risk factors of dysmenorrhea. Thirty young women with primary dysmenorrhea were randomly assigned into a Pilates g...
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| description | The effect of Pilates on dysmenorrhea has been little studied. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of Pilates on menstrual pain and symptoms, premenstrual syndrome, and risk factors of dysmenorrhea. Thirty young women with primary dysmenorrhea were randomly assigned into a Pilates group (PG; <i>n</i> = 15) and a waitlist control group (CG; <i>n</i> = 15). The Pilates was performed twice a week for 12 weeks. Menstrual pain and symptoms were measured by visual analogue scale (VAS) and the Cox menstrual symptom scale (CMSS), respectively. Premenstrual syndrome was assessed using the premenstrual symptoms screening tool (PSST). Additionally, back flexibility, hip muscle strength, sleep duration and quality, perceived stress, state-trait anxiety, and depression were evaluated. The VAS, CMSS severity and frequency, and PSST symptoms and functional impairments decreased in the PG compared to the CG (<i>p</i> < 0.001 or <i>p</i> < 0.01) with large effect sizes. Back flexibility and the strength of hip flexors, hip extensors, and hip abductors significantly increased in the PG compared to the CG (all <i>p</i> < 0.01) with large effect sizes. Sleep quality (<i>p</i> < 0.01) and stress (<i>p</i> < 0.05) improved in the PG. Sleep duration, anxiety, and depression did not change in either group. In conclusion, the 12-week Pilates intervention ameliorates dysmenorrhea, partly mediated by improved physical function and sleep quality. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b53fa48140e74e65841fdfaa0521a5df2023-11-18T19:33:40ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322023-07-011114207610.3390/healthcare11142076Effects of Pilates on Pain, Physical Function, Sleep Quality, and Psychological Factors in Young Women with Dysmenorrhea: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled StudyBo-Hwa Song0Jaehee Kim1Graduate School of Alternative Medicine, Kyonggi University (Seoul Campus), 24, Kyonggidae-ro 9-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03746, Republic of KoreaGraduate School of Alternative Medicine, Kyonggi University (Seoul Campus), 24, Kyonggidae-ro 9-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03746, Republic of KoreaThe effect of Pilates on dysmenorrhea has been little studied. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of Pilates on menstrual pain and symptoms, premenstrual syndrome, and risk factors of dysmenorrhea. Thirty young women with primary dysmenorrhea were randomly assigned into a Pilates group (PG; <i>n</i> = 15) and a waitlist control group (CG; <i>n</i> = 15). The Pilates was performed twice a week for 12 weeks. Menstrual pain and symptoms were measured by visual analogue scale (VAS) and the Cox menstrual symptom scale (CMSS), respectively. Premenstrual syndrome was assessed using the premenstrual symptoms screening tool (PSST). Additionally, back flexibility, hip muscle strength, sleep duration and quality, perceived stress, state-trait anxiety, and depression were evaluated. The VAS, CMSS severity and frequency, and PSST symptoms and functional impairments decreased in the PG compared to the CG (<i>p</i> < 0.001 or <i>p</i> < 0.01) with large effect sizes. Back flexibility and the strength of hip flexors, hip extensors, and hip abductors significantly increased in the PG compared to the CG (all <i>p</i> < 0.01) with large effect sizes. Sleep quality (<i>p</i> < 0.01) and stress (<i>p</i> < 0.05) improved in the PG. Sleep duration, anxiety, and depression did not change in either group. In conclusion, the 12-week Pilates intervention ameliorates dysmenorrhea, partly mediated by improved physical function and sleep quality.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/14/2076dysmenorrheapremenstrual syndromePilatesmuscle strengthflexibilitysleep quality |
| spellingShingle | Bo-Hwa Song Jaehee Kim Effects of Pilates on Pain, Physical Function, Sleep Quality, and Psychological Factors in Young Women with Dysmenorrhea: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Study Healthcare dysmenorrhea premenstrual syndrome Pilates muscle strength flexibility sleep quality |
| title | Effects of Pilates on Pain, Physical Function, Sleep Quality, and Psychological Factors in Young Women with Dysmenorrhea: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Study |
| title_full | Effects of Pilates on Pain, Physical Function, Sleep Quality, and Psychological Factors in Young Women with Dysmenorrhea: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Study |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Pilates on Pain, Physical Function, Sleep Quality, and Psychological Factors in Young Women with Dysmenorrhea: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Pilates on Pain, Physical Function, Sleep Quality, and Psychological Factors in Young Women with Dysmenorrhea: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Study |
| title_short | Effects of Pilates on Pain, Physical Function, Sleep Quality, and Psychological Factors in Young Women with Dysmenorrhea: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Study |
| title_sort | effects of pilates on pain physical function sleep quality and psychological factors in young women with dysmenorrhea a preliminary randomized controlled study |
| topic | dysmenorrhea premenstrual syndrome Pilates muscle strength flexibility sleep quality |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/14/2076 |
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