A STUDY TO COMPARE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PILATES VERUS CORE STRENGTHENING FOR PRIMARY DYSMENORRHEA AMONG COLLEGIATE GIRLS
Mahisree Bharathi U. V. (Ph.D.)*, Sandhiya M., Dr. M. Sandhiya, Ph.D. and Dr. P. Senthil Selvam, Ph.D.
ABSTRACT
Dysmenorrhea is one of the most common and important health problems among girls. It is a common cause of absenteeism and reduced quality of life in women. It badly affects the daily activities sand quality of life which lead to depression in many girls. Hence this study aims to reduce dysmenorrhea and also to compare the effectiveness of Pilates and core strengthening in reducing pain for collegiate girls. 40 subjects are randomly divided into 2 groups of 20 subjects in each group. Group A was given Pilates and Group B was given Core strengthening. Pre test and Post test values was recorded using NPRS. Data obtained were analysed using SPSS version 24.0. The significant difference between groups was compared using Paired T test. Differences were considered as significant at P<0.005. This study concludes that application of Pilates is more effective than Core strengthening in reducing menstrual pain among collegiate girls.
Keywords: Primary Dysmenorrhea, Pilates, Core Strengthening, Numerical pain rating scale.
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