Dysmenorrhoea or painful menstruation is one of the most common gynecological problems in women of all ages. Ginger is one of the herbs that has rich source of anti oxidant, anti-inflammatory which makes valuable tool for pain relief. This study was conducted to assess the effect of Ginger Tea on Reducing Menstrual Pain among Students at College of Nursing, Pondicherry institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry. 30 nursing students in the age group of 18-25 years were selected by simple random technique, 15 were distributed in each experimental and control group. Initially Level of pain was assessed using visual analog scale and after breakfast/lunch/snacks 150ml of ginger tea extract was administered to the experimental group, and hot water bag application was given for 15-20 minutes to the control group. After 2 hours, level of the menstrual pain was assessed by using the same visual analogue self reporting pain scale. The study revealed that there was a significant difference between the levels of pain perception at p<0.05.
Adolescence is a phase of changeover from childhood to adulthood. For a girl, adolescence is a blend of physical and psychological preparation to enrol into a safe motherhood1. Menstruation is a basic female physiological process, capable of affecting the several other metabolisms within the body2. This study was conducted to Assess the Effect of Aerobic Exercises on Menstrual Difficulties among Adolescent Girls in a Selected School at Puducherry. Pre experimental one group pretest post-test design was used in this study. 60 adolescent girls who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were selected by Purposive sampling technique. On day one clinical variables and level of menstrual distress was assessed using Modified Moos Menstrual Distress Questionnaire with previous month experience. Aerobic Exercise session was started from 5th day of the cycle up to 22nd day weekly 3 days for 30minutes in a common room. Post test conducted using Modified Moos Menstrual Distress Questionnaire on the 5th day of the cycle the following month to assess the effectiveness of Aerobic Exercises. The study findings revealed that, the median difference in Menstrual Distress level between pretest and posttest with Aerobic Exercises intervention was observed to be highly statistically significant (p value<.0.001) Findings of the study revealed that there was highly statistically significant difference in the level of Menstrual Distress before and after Aerobic Exercises. Hence the study concluded that Aerobic Exercises being one of non pharmacological method was very effective in decreasing the level of Menstrual Distress among adolescent girls.
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