Effects of eight weeks flexibility training and supplement vitamin B6 on primary dysmenorrhea in female non-athletes

Primary dysmenorrrhea or painful menstruation is one of the most common complaints in gynecology which has physical and psychological symptoms. The aim of this investigation was to study the effects of eight weeks flexibility exercise and use of vitamin B6 on physical and psychological symptoms of primary dysmenorrhea in non-athlete girls. The present research is the study of experimental clinical. Sixty non-athletes suffering from primary dysmenorrhea between ages of 16 to 18 years old which randomly divided into four groups including 15 people (control, exercise, vitamin and exercise with vitamin). Inclusion criteria: suffering from primary dysmenorrheal, not being athlete; not having any previous pelvic inflammatory disease, fibroma, tumor and cyst after doctor check; being single and, not having any chronic diseases. Exclusion criteria: not participate in the training program and chronic diseases. Intervention: group control: no treatment; exercise group engaged in a 8 weeks flexibility training program including stretch of abdomen, back, hamstring, pelvis and hip adductors stretches. They performed 8 movements, each movement with 3 times repetition and each repetition lasted 10 seconds during 4 days per week; the vitamins group used during 8 weeks from 2 weeks before menstruation to 3 days after menstruation daily 2 tablets of 40 milligram vitamin B6 and exercise& vitamin group: 8 weeks flexibility training program and used from 2 weeks before menstruation to 3 days after menstruation daily 2 tablets of 40 milligram B6 vitamin. Primary outcome measure: physical and psychological symptoms and primary dysmenorrheal.

Science and Rsearch Branch, Islamic Azad University Fars