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Dysmenorrhea is a common problem in women of reproductive age. Primary dysmenorrhea is defined as recurrent, cramping pain occurring with menses in the absence of identifiable pelvic pathology .
Primary dysmenorrhea is characterized by a crampy supra-pubic pain that begins somewhere between several hours before and a few hours after the onset of the menstrual bleeding. Symptoms peak with maximum blood flow and usually last less than one day, but the pain may persist up to 2 to 3 days. Symptoms are more or less reproducible from one menstrual period to the other. The pain is characteristically colicky and located in the midline of the lower abdomen and may extend to lower quadrants, the lumbar area, and the thighs.
Menstrual low back pain (LBP) is one of the common complaints among women. Previous studies have indicated that more than 40% to 50% of the population experience LBP during the menstrual phase (days 1-6) of the menstrual cycle .
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group (A) | Experimental | The integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique (INIT) is a manual deactivation trigger points technique and includes the application of ischemic pressure and stretch, the muscle energy technique and the Strain-counterstrain technique. |
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| Group (B) | No Intervention | control group |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique | Other | is a manual deactivation trigger points technique and includes the application of ischemic pressure and stretch, the muscle energy technique and the Strain-counterstrain technique. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Pain intensity | The pain intensity will be assessed through visual analogue scale (VAS) for both groups before and after the end of treatment program. Each woman will be asked to mark a point on the line between the extremes that related to her pain intensity. | up to 2 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| function | Oswestery Disability Index will be used to assess level of functional disability for both groups before and at the end of the study | up to 2 months |
| muscle amplitude in the form of normalized root mean square (RMS) |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D004412 | Dysmenorrhea |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D008599 | Menstruation Disturbances |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D017699 | Pelvic Pain |
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muscle amplitude will be measured by surface electromyography for upper trapezius
| up to 2 months |
| D010146 | Pain |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |