Title

Pilates exercises for managing premenstrual syndrome among adolescent girls

Authors

Vaghela Payalben Tejmalji¹, B. Mahalakshmi^2,* & N. Siva Subramanian³

Affiliation

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Nootan college of Nursing, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat - 384315, India; ²Department of Pediatric Nursing, Nootan College of Nursing, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat - 384315, India; ³Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Nootan College of Nursing, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat - 384315, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Vaghela Payalben Tejmalji - E - mail: ptvaghela.fn@spu.ac.in

B. Mahalakshmi - E - mail: mb.fn@spu.ac.in

N. Sivasubramanian - E - mail: sn.fn@spu.ac.in

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received February 1, 2025; Revised February 28, 2025; Accepted February 28, 2025, Published February 28, 2025

Abstract

Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a common condition among adolescent girls, characterized by physical, emotional and behavioural symptoms that significantly impact their quality of life. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the impact of pilates exercises on alleviating PMS symptoms among adolescent girls, providing evidence for its use as a holistic intervention. A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design was employed; involving 231 adolescent girls aged 13–17 years from selected schools in North Gujarat. Participants underwent a six-week pilates exercise program, conducted five times weekly. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire and the Modified PMS Scale to assess pre- and post-intervention symptoms the intervention led to a significant reduction in PMS severity, with mild PMS cases increasing from 50 to 164 and severe cases decreasing from 22 to 10 post intervention. Paired t-tests revealed a highly significant mean difference in PMS scores (T = 13.122, p < 0.001).

Keywords

Premenstrual syndrome, pilates, adolescent girls, non-pharmacological interventions, holistic health

Citation

Tejmalji et al. Bioinformation 21(2): 127-131 (2025)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.