Efficacy of Soft Tissue Manipulation for Primary Dysmenorrhea among Late Adolescent Girls

Abstract

Background: The most prevalent gynecological condition in young girls, dysmenorrhea, is experienced by over50% of girls. The Myometrium’s hyperactivity and the co-occurrence of uterine ischemia are believed to be theprimary causes of pain. Prostaglandins seem to play a major role in the development of myometrial hyperactivity.Soft tissue manipulation, a form of therapeutic tissue massage, may be beneficial for the treatment of dysmenorrhea,according to the scant research on the subject and the personal clinical experience of one of the authors. This hasbeen suggested that therapeutic tissue massage, which involves applying pressure to soft tissues, is effective inrelieving menstrual discomfort. The entire process was performed from November 2022 to April 2023.Purpose: The study aims to determine the efficacy of soft tissue manipulation for primary dysmenorrhea amonglate-adolescent girls.Materials and Methods: 62 subjects in total were chosen based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The Softtissue manipulation group (n=31) received treatment over the course of two sessions. The stretching group (n=31)received treatment with 5 stretches in 2 sessions, each stretch lasting for 10 seconds of hold with a 3 seconds rest inbetween. The material used were Couch, Pillow, Bedsheet, Petroleum Gel, Gloves, Yoga Mat, Sanitizer.Result: The result showed significant improvement in minimizing symptoms of menstrual cramps among lateadolescent girls using soft tissue manipulation.Conclusion: This study concluded that the effect of soft tissue manipulation was found to be more significant thanstretching in reducing primary dysmenorrhea.