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- The study aimed to assess how effective connective tissue manipulation (CTM) is for alleviating menstrual pain in women suffering from primary dysmenorrhea (PD).
- Forty-four women were divided into a treatment group, which received CTM in addition to advice, and a control group, which only received advice.
- Results showed that the CTM group reported significant reductions in pain, medication use, and negative attitudes toward menstruation compared to the control group, suggesting CTM is a beneficial short-term treatment for menstrual pain.
Article Abstract
Aim: To evaluate the short-term effectiveness of connective tissue manipulation (CTM) for relieving menstrual pain and symptoms in primary dysmenorrhea (PD).
Methods: Forty-four women with PD were randomly assigned to treatment (n = 21) or control group (n = 23). While the control group was given only advising, the treatment group additionally received CTM. The primary outcome was the menstrual pain intensity by Visual Analogue Scale. Secondary outcomes included the number of pain medications, menstrual pain catastrophizing by Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), menstrual symptoms by Menstrual Symptom Questionnaire (MSQ) and menstrual attitude by Menstrual Attitude Questionnaire (MAQ).
Results: Compared with the control group, CTM group showed statistically significant improvement in pain, medication use, PCS, MSQ (p = 0.001) and in the perception of menstruation as a natural event (p = 0.029). However, no significant differences were detected between groups for some aspects of MAQ (p > 0.05).
Conclusions: CTM seems to be an effective approach in the short-term in PD.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.07.007 | DOI Listing |
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