Sheida Rafiezadeh Gharahtapeh, Sheida Rafiezadeh
Bachelor science of Nursing, A member of Young Researcher Club, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan Branch, Gorgan, Iran.

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EFFECT OF VIBRATION AND HEAT COMBINATION ON PRIMARY DYSMENORRHEA Hoseini, Mansoureh; Gharahtapeh, Sheida Rafiezadeh; Jahazi, Azam
BALI MEDICAL JOURNAL Vol 4 No 1 (2015)
Publisher : BALI MEDICAL JOURNAL

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Background: Primary dysmenorrhoea is a common, idiopathic, chronic pelvic pain syndrome, with unknown aetiology which ? about 50% of women with regular menstrual period suffer. This study was designed to determine the effect of vibration and heat on primary dysmenorrhea. Materials and Methods: In this clinical trial, 75 female students aged 18 22 years old were evaluated for two menstrual cycles. At the first cycle the participants received the routine pain-relief method (synthetic or herbal medicine and traditional remedies). At the second cycle for each participant combined vibration-heat device was applied for ten minutes during ? menstrual pain. The average of perceived leg pain, lumbar pain and abdominal pain scores at two cycles were determined. The data were analyzed based on Wilcoxon and T tests by using SPSS (v 16.0) for Windows. Results: The average of all perceived pain scores at two cycles were significantly different before pain relief and after both routine methods and using the device (p