A Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Myofascial Release with Aerobic Exercise Vs Kinesiotaping with Aerobic Exercise in Premenstrual Syndrome

Abstract

Background: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is triggered by hormonal events ensuring after ovulation. kinesio taping is an elastic cotton strip and is used with the intent of treating pain. Myofascial release is a form of manual therapy that involves the application of low load and long duration stretch.

Design: Two group experimental study designed with pre-test and post-test.

Methods: Myofascial release (Group A) and Kinesio taping (Group B) with 10 women in each group

Outcome measure: Visual analogue scale (VAS) is a subjective measure of pain and worst pain imaginable, during the visit.

Results: Statistical analysis done by using paired‘t’ test and unpaired ‘t’ test showed that there was significant improvement in subjects who received kinesio taping.

Conclusion: 20 subjects were included in the study and were randomly divided into two groups. The group A was treated with myofascial release with aerobic exercise and group B was treated with kinesio taping with aerobic exercise. From the result, it can conclude that significant difference in reduction of pain and in both groups but when comparing the mean value it is found out that group treated with kinesio taping shows better changes in pain with premenstrual syndrome.