The effectiveness of self-care and lifestyle interventions in primary dysmenorrhea: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Armour, CA Smith, KA Steel, F Macmillan - BMC complementary and …, 2019 - Springer
Background Menstrual pain is very common amongst young women. Despite the significant
impact that menstrual pain has on academic attendance and performance, social activities …

[HTML][HTML] Contemporary acupressure therapy: Adroit cure for painless recovery of therapeutic ailments

P Mehta, V Dhapte, S Kadam, V Dhapte - Journal of traditional and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Since time immemorial, complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) have played a
significant role in human health care. CAM is known to have a strong reputation and …

Management of primary dysmenorrhea among university students in the South of Spain and family influence

ML Parra-Fernández, MD Onieva-Zafra… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The present study analyses the management of primary dysmenorrhea by university
students in the south of Spain. In this cross-sectional observational study, 224 women …

Acupuncture for dysmenorrhoea

CA Smith, M Armour, X Zhu, X Li… - Cochrane Database of …, 2016 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Primary dysmenorrhoea is the most common form of period pain and affects up
to three‐quarters of women at some stage of their reproductive life. Primary dysmenorrhoea …

Effect of self-acupressure for symptom management: a systematic review

HJ Song, HJ Seo, H Lee, H Son, SM Choi… - … therapies in medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives To assess the efficacy and safety of self-administered acupressure to alleviate
symptoms of various health problems, including allergic disease, cancer, respiratory …

Non-pharmacological treatments of primary dysmenorrhea: a systematic review

F Aboualsoltani, P Bastani, L Khodaie… - Archives of Pharmacy …, 2020 - archivepp.com
Primary dysmenorrhea is one of the most prevalent problems of women of reproductive age,
which affects their quality of life and their social activity and being able to treat …

Perception of menstrual normality and abnormality in Spanish female nursing students

A Abreu-Sánchez, ML Parra-Fernández… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Menstrual problems are usually taboo; and often, some, such as dysmenorrhea, are
presumed normal. This study seeks to compare the menstrual characteristics and symptoms …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of app-based self-acupressure for women with menstrual pain compared to usual care: a randomized pragmatic trial

S Blödt, D Pach, S von Eisenhart-Rothe, F Lotz… - American journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Primary dysmenorrhea is common among women of reproductive age.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and oral contraceptives are effective treatments …

Auricular acupressure for pain relief in adolescents with dysmenorrhea: a placebo-controlled study

ML Yeh, YL Hung, HH Chen… - The Journal of Alternative …, 2013 - liebertpub.com
Objectives: Primary dysmenorrhea is a common problem among menstruating adolescents
and young women. It may cause physical distress and result in school absenteeism and …

A randomized controlled clinical trial evaluating quality of life when using a simple acupressure protocol in women with primary dysmenorrhea

F Bazarganipour, SA Taghavi, H Allan… - … Therapies in Medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate a simple acupressure protocol in LIV3 and LI4 acupoints in women
with primary dysmenorrhea. Methods This paper reports a randomized, single blinded …