[Purpose] This study aimed to evaluate the effects of taping and hot packs on premenstrual syndrome, in an attempt to generate basic data for physical therapy intervention for premenstrual syndrome. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty-two females in their 20s with premenstrual syndrome were randomly assigned to a taping group (n=10), hot pack group (n=11), and taping with hot pack group (n=11). Preme...

OBJECTIVE To describe the prevalence and correlates of the postpartum depression and premenstrual dysphoric disorder. METHODS One hundred sixty six women were assessed around 10th to 14th days after delivery in Gangneung Asan Hospital, Korea, from September 2011 to March 2012. We checked their risk factors for postpartum depressive disorders using the Beck Depression Inventory and the Edinbur...

Abstact: The aims of this study were to validate the efficacy of progressive muscular relaxation technique to relieve symptoms of premenstrual syndrome and to evaluate cardiovascular and respiratory parameters that may serve as objective measures of the efficacy of progressive muscular relaxation. A total 90 participants were randomly assigned to group A an experimental group, group B as contro...

BACKGROUND Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a common problem in women. Zataria multiflora Boiss is a valuable plant. This herbal plant has been used in different conditions. OBJECTIVES The study was performed to investigate the effects of Zataria multiflora Boiss to control PMS symptoms. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was a double-blinded, prospective randomized trial. The study population ...

Recent evidence suggests that voluntary rhythmic movements such as chewing may increase blood serotonin and subsequently brain serotonin, which in turn acts to alleviate premenstrual symptoms. In this observational cross-sectional study, we tested the hypothesis that hardness (difficulty of chewing) of the habitual diet (i.e. dietary hardness) is associated with decreased premenstrual symptoms....

objective: premenstrual syndrome (pms) is a cluster of physical and emotional changes that typically begins several days before the menstrual period that disappears quickly after menstruation. it seems that cooccurrence of depression increases the risk and severity of this syndrome. in this cross-sectional research, we evaluated an association between pms and depression in medical students. met...

This research is conducted to determine the relation between symptoms of premenstrual term nurses who work in Kars and predisposition somatization. a cross-sectional research. The population this are consisted 108 Kafkas University Training Research Hospital process study. Any sample from not selected however 87 proper for study criterias present at time participated voluntarily. During data co...

The inclusion of research diagnostic criteria for premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, recognizes the fact that some women have extremely distressing emotional and behavioural symptoms premenstrually. PMDD can be differentiated from premenstrual syndrome (PMS), which presents with milder physical symptoms, headache, an...