Tag: menstrual pain

Use of selected soft tissue therapy techniques in menstrual pain syndromes

Łukasz Skibiński, Jolanta Rojczyk-Chmarek


Łukasz Skibiński, Jolanta Rojczyk-Chmarek – Use of selected soft tissue therapy techniques in menstrual pain syndromes. Fizjoterapia Polska 2022; 22(1); 166-182

Abstract
Introduction. One of the more common ailments of young women in the reproductive period is dysmenorrhea (MSM). More than 50% of women complain of menstrual pain, and 10% of them are forced to give up their daily activities for the first 1-3 days of the menstrual cycle.
Objective of the work. The aim of the research was to check to what extent the selected techniques on soft tissues in strictly defined places will reduce the intensity of pain sensations occurring in the painful menstruation syndrome.
Material and methods. 23 women aged 19 to 48 participated in the study. Women with cyclical IBM-related pains that had been repeated for at least a year were invited to the study. Pain complaints were examined according to the VAS scale, which allows the assessment of pain on a scale of 1-10. Each visit began with the completion of a questionnaire. Thanks to it, pain sensations and other ailments or observations related to the menstrual cycle for 3 consecutive menstrual cycles were checked.
Results. The most common complaints were pain in the area of the lower abdomen, lumbar spine or head. There was a positive difference in the assessment of pain scale, pain duration and the assessment of improvement in health during menstruation. There was also a significant decrease in pain medication intake from 86 at the first treatment meeting, where only 21 was indicated at the last meeting.
Conclusions. The results of the presented studies have shown that the therapy of soft tissues at specific points has a positive effect on chronic menstrual pain and the reduction of painkillers. The author, through a detailed analysis of the subject of UBM, hopes that the presented content will increase the prevention and awareness of patients in the subject of UBM.
Key words:
menstruation, menstrual pain, visceral therapy, menstrual cycle, soft tissue therapy
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Kinesiology taping as an alternative to painkillers used for the reduction of menstrual pains

Tomasz Wilk, Magdalena Niewęgłowska-Wilk, Izabela Załęska

T. Wilk, M. Niewęgłowska-Wilk, I. Załęska: Kinesiology taping as an alternative to painkillers used for the reduction of menstrual pains. FP 2015;15(4);82-88

Abstract

Aim. The evaluation of the efficiency of kinesiotaping application as an alternative to analgesics in the treatment of menstrual pain in women.
Materials and Methods. 40 subjects (women aged 20-35 years) with regular menstrual cycles took part in the study. Prior to the first taping treatment or the first observation (in the study and control group, respectively) each woman assessed the severity of her menstrual pain using the visual analogue scale (VAS). Two days before the expected menstruation 20 subjects were treated with two tapes fixed laterally in the lower abdominal area. Tapes were kept on the skin for 7 days. The procedure was repeated each month for three consecutive months. The other 20 subjects were the control group in which the treatment was not introduced. All 40 women were asked to evaluate the severity of the pain on the fifth day of their menstruation. The assessment was performed each month for three consecutive months.
Results. Menstrual pain was assessed as 5 to 7 in the visual analogue scale (VAS). The pain decreased to 1 or 0 as a result of the implemented treatment. The application of kinesiology taping resulted in the absence of menstruation pain or the occurrence of mild pain. No changes related to pain reduction were noted in the control group.
Conclusions. Kinesiology taping is an efficient alternative to the application of analgesics in reducing menstrual pain in women.

Key words:
physiotherapy, elastic therapeutic tape, menstrual pain

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