Combined Effect of Benson Relaxation and Jacobson Progressive Muscle Relaxation Techniques on Premenstrual Syndrome
Combined Effect of Benson Relaxation and Jacobson Progressive Muscle Relaxation Techniques on Premenstrual Syndrome
Premenstrual syndrome is psycho-physiological stress induced condition including physical, behavioral, and psychological symptoms occur during luteal phase of menstrual cycle (after ovulation) and disappear within a few days after the onset of menstrual cycle .Bloating, breast tenderness, mood swings, food cravings, backache, headache, skin breakouts, depression, lack of energy, irritability, frequent urination, and insomnia are the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome. The aim of this study is to determine the combined effect of Benson relaxation and Jacobson progressive muscle relaxation techniques on Premenstrual syndrome. Three-arm parallel Randomized control trial (study design) in which three groups will be formed. A sample size of 56 female students will be selected from University of Health Sciences, Lahore using the purposive sampling technique and will be equally and randomly allocated to three groups using computer generated random number by Excel software. Jacobson PMR technique will be applied on group A and Benson Relaxation Technique on group B and both Benson relaxation and Jacobson progressive muscle relaxation techniques will be applied on group C for two months three times a week. Symptoms will be assessed before and at 8th week (at the end of treatment) by using the Premenstrual Syndrome Scale. There will be assessor blinding while data collecting in order to reduce biasness. The potential significance of combined effect of Benson relaxation technique and Jacobson progressive muscle relaxation is to reduce the symptoms of PMS, improving the quality of life, provide the non-pharmacological approach, improve daily functioning, provide the empowerment to women, enhance relationship, cost - effective, and it is assessable intervention that can be performed in various settings, and will provide the significant positive impact on the lives of women. Combined effect of Benson relaxation and Jacobson progressive muscle relaxation techniques will help in improving symptoms and provide mental and physical relaxation which will help women in enhancing self-control, in reducing absenteeism, improving productivity, increased sense of well- being, and increasing participation in social activities.
Premenstrual syndrome is psycho-physiological stress induced condition including physical, behavioral, and psychological symptoms occur during luteal phase of menstrual cycle (after ovulation) and disappear within a few days after the onset of menstrual cycle. Bloating, breast tenderness, mood swings, food cravings, backache, headache, skin breakouts, depression, lack of energy, irritability, frequent urination, and insomnia are the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome. PMS has negative effect on quality of women's life and affect their social life, work-university and family relationships and their leisure activities . Physical activity help in increasing the levels of endorphins, which helps maintain the balance between progesterone and estrogens hormones and also stimulate the anti-inflammatory substances of the body .
Prevalence of PMS in different countries include India (65%), Iran (39.9%), Turkey (52.2%), and global prevalence ranging from (14.3%-74.4%0 and interpretation of PMS include: mild (45%), moderate (32.6%), severe (22.4%) calculated from the King Faisal University in Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. Despite the growing knowledge of research on PMS from (2020-2025), there remains a significant gap in literature according to specific intervention that exert their effect. Recent studies (2020-2025) have explored the various interventions and relaxation technique on PMS but there is no study on combined effect of Benson relaxation technique and JPMRT used. In various studies, there is a lack of intervention in control group that may exaggerated the effect of PMRE in experimental group . Further there no blinding of investigator which of might introduce bias in data collection and data analysis. Further there is no follow-up is taken after the application of initial treatment. Blinding procedures in study designs is important because it reduce bias and improve the reliability of results . Use of Combined effect of Benson relaxation technique and PMRT, implication of assessor blinding, and use of conservative treatment in control group in this study will fill the gap in previous studies. Combined effect of Benson relaxation and Jacobson progressive muscle relaxation techniques will help in improving PMS symptoms and provide mental and physical relaxation which will help women in enhancing self -control, improving relationships, in reducing absenteeism, improving productivity, increased sense of well- being, and increasing participation in social activities. The study will help in improving the quality of life, providing the non-pharmacological approach, improve daily functioning , providing the empowerment to women, enhancing relationship ,cost-effective, and it is assessable intervention that can be performed in various settings, and will provide the significant positive impact on the lives of women.
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