Effects of Yoga on Balance, Cognition, Posture, and Body Awareness in Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)

Launched by IZMIR DEMOCRACY UNIVERSITY · Jan 15, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

Menstruation is a process characterized by symptoms accompanied by emotional, physical, and behavioral changes that occur regularly every month from menarche to menopause, covering an average of 30-35 years of a woman's life. Although menstruation, which constitutes a large period of a woman's life, is a natural physiological cycle, the symptoms that accompany the cycle are among the most common women's health problems.Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is defined as 'a condition characterized by distressing physical, behavioral, and psychological symptoms that begin 7-10 days before the menstrual...

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Presence of premenstrual symptoms (scoring 132 or above on the Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSS)),
• • Aged 18 and above,
• • Able to read and write,
• • Willing to participate voluntarily in the study and have signed the informed consent form,
• • No problems with cooperation and communication,
• • Normal menstrual cycle length (21-35 days) in the past 3 months,
• • Not having taken any medications or mineral supplements during the last three menstrual cycles.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Amenorrhea
• • Being in the menopausal period
• • Pregnancy
• • Having given birth
• • A diagnosis of cancer
• • Having previously practiced yoga
• • Having exercise intolerance
• • Having received hormone replacement therapy
• • Having been enrolled in a physiotherapy program in the past 3 months
• • Regular exercise within the past 3 months
• • Having musculoskeletal, neurological, serious cardiopulmonary, chronic systemic, psychiatric, balance and coordination, or vestibular system disorders that may prevent participation in exercise