The effect of applying pressure to the LIV3 and LI4 on the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome: A randomized clinical trial
| Autor: | Seyed Abdolvahab Taghavi, Helen T. Allan, Fatemeh Beheshti, Fatemeh Bazarganipour, Fatemeh Imaninasab, Marziyeh Rezaei, Asma Khalili, Fahimeh Miri, Fahimeh Irani, Shohreh Salari, Mahbobeh Mojgori |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Complementary and Manual Therapy medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Acupressure Anxiety Iran Placebo law.invention Premenstrual Syndrome Menstruation Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life Randomized controlled trial law Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Depression (differential diagnoses) Advanced and Specialized Nursing 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Depression business.industry Middle Aged Clinical trial Complementary and alternative medicine Quality of Life Physical therapy Female medicine.symptom business Acupuncture Points |
| Zdroj: | Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 31:65-70 |
| ISSN: | 0965-2299 |
| Popis: | Objective: To evaluate the effect of simple acupressure protocol in LIV3, LI4 and placebo points on the quality of life (QOL) in women with premenstrual syndrome (PMS).\ud \ud Method: This paper reports a randomized, single blinded clinical trial. 97 participants (students in of Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Iran) with PMS were allocated to three groups to receive 20 minutes acupressure on different acupoints for 14 days before menstruation for three consecutive menstrual cycles (training and then two cycles self applied acupressure).The acupoints were LIV3 and LI4; one group received acupressure at a placebo point. Each participant completed the PSST scale (to determine PMS severity), HADS scale (for depression and anxiety), and quality of life SF12. \ud \ud Results: The number of people with moderate/severe PMS decreased in LIV3 and LI4 acupressure groups by the second and third cycles compared with the placebo group (p |
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