Thu, Feb 27, [ Archive ]. Remember me Create Account Reset Password. Keywords: Therapy , Complementary , Dysmenorrheas , Pain management. Introduction Adolescents are individuals who enter a period of transition from children to adults who are marked by changes in physical, emotional, cognitive, and social growth and development. In adolescent girls, adolescence is marked by enlarged hips and breasts, increased height and weight, hair beginning to grow in the armpit and pubic area, and menstruation [ 1 , 2 ].
Menstruation is one of the signs of women who have entered adolescence or puberty [ 3 ]. Menstruation consists of several cycles that occur every month at the production age. Some women experience discomfort before menstruation [ 4 ]. Menstruation is a complex cycle accompanied by monthly bleeding lasting about days that occur in women involving several organs, including the hypothalamus, cerebral cortex, ovarian pituitary axis, endometrial uterus, and secondary sex organs in women [ 2 ].
Disorders or abnormalities that appear when menstruation arrives, such as pain in the lower abdomen, are called dysmenorrhea [ 3 ]. Dysmenorrhea is a pain in the abdomen, precisely in the hypogastric region pubic region that radiates to the pelvis pelvis this is due to muscle contractions in the uterus womb during menstruation.
Prostaglandins stimulate the uterus to contract during menstruation Sylvia, Based on the phenomenon that occurs, most teenagers cannot control their emotions when experiencing dysmenorrhea, they do not go to school and withdraw to affect the psychology of adolescents. Some women experience menstrual pain, overcoming the pain by taking painkillers regularly. However, the nature of the drug only leaves pain and can lead to dependence [ 5 ]. In addition to drugs, pain can also be reduced by non-pharmacological methods, such as progressive muscle relaxation PMR techniques that can reduce pain whose therapy is focused on maintaining a state of deep relaxation that involves contraction and relaxation of various muscle groups starting from the feet up or from the heads down, in this way, it will be realized where the muscle will be and in this case, the awareness of the body's muscle response increases [ 6 ].
Non-pharmacological treatment of dysmenorrhea is with PMR techniques and endorphin massage EM therapy. PMR techniques and EM therapy are effective in reducing the degree of dysmenorrhea. Relaxation is a technique of loosening or releasing tension. In addition, it is also useful for treating diseases from within the body, improving physical abilities, and balancing the body and mind [ 7 ].
