50
Participants
Start Date
September 1, 2024
Primary Completion Date
December 1, 2024
Study Completion Date
December 15, 2024
acupressure ice massage
"* It will be used for participants in group (A), 2 cm diameter circular ice pieces will be placed inside plastic bags and covered with a thin gauze to prevent moisture transmission and direct ice contact with the skin to apply ice massage.~* Ice massage will carried out rotationally each 1 minute (30 seconds clockwise and 30 seconds counterclockwise) on L14 point for 10 minutes and on SP6 point for another 10 minutes."
pelvic rocking exercises
"* Pelvic rocking exercise will be used for all participants in both groups (A \& B).~* Each participant will be encouraged to lie down on her back on matrix with a pillow under head then bend her knees and keep her foot flat on the floor and place one hand under curve of her back and the other hand on the top of. her abdomen then tighten buttocks and abdominal muscles simultaneously. After that each participant will be encouraged to inhale and hold (1-2-3-4) then exhale and hold 4-3-2-1 then relax muscles and feel her back flat on the underneath hand. Finally, each participant will be encouraged to repeat the last two steps about 10 times each session.~* The exercise will be repeated for 15times/ session, 3 times /week, for 3 successive menstrual cycles."
Doaa Ashraf Abd El-Ghany, Cairo
Cairo University
OTHER