Efficacy and safety of therapeutic exercise for primary dysmenorrhea: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

A growing number of research papers have looked at the influence of exercise on pain severity in people with primary dysmenorrhea, but the findings have been inconsistent. The purpose of this research was to thoroughly evaluate the impact of exercise on pain severity in individuals with primary dysmenorrhea and to find the best exercise regimen for these patients.

Methods

All randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of exercise for patients with primary dysmenorrhea were searched in the Embase, PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Science, EBSCO, and CINAHL databases. The search time limit was set from the establishment of each database to 28 January 2025. Control groups included those receiving usual care, only providing health education, or no intervention at all. The outcome mea

SUBMITTER: Xiang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11896821 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature