Specific interventions effectively decrease the symptoms of dysmenorrhea
Multiple systematic reviews, clinical trials, and meta-analyses demonstrate that both pharmacological treatments (such as NSAIDs) and non-pharmacological interventions (including exercise, ginger, physiotherapy, and massage) effectively decrease the symptoms of dysmenorrhea.
The retrieved literature overwhelmingly consists of systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and clinical trials examining various interventions for primary dysmenorrhea (such as NSAIDs, physical exercise, physiotherapy, ginger, TENS, and aromatherapy). Every single relevant study supports the claim that specific interventions effectively reduce the pain and associated symptoms of dysmenorrhea. Therefore, the verdict is SUPPORTED.
Stella Iacovides, Ingrid Avidon, Fiona C. Baker. What we know about primary dysmenorrhea today: a critical review. 2015. https://doi.org/10.1093/humupd/dmv039
States that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are effective first-line therapy for relieving menstrual pain in primary dysmenorrhea.
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Rania Itani, Lama Soubra, Samar Karout, Deema Rahme, Lina Karout, Hani M. J. Khojah. Primary Dysmenorrhea: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Updates. 2022. https://doi.org/10.4082/kjfm.21.0103
Highlights that treatments like NSAIDs, hormonal contraceptives, and non-pharmacological aids improve the quality of life and manage symptoms.
Inês Guimarães, Ana Margarida Póvoa. Primary Dysmenorrhea: Assessment and Treatment. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1712131
Indicates that pharmacological treatments like NSAIDs and alternative options effectively treat primary dysmenorrhea.
Samar Karout, Lama Soubra, Deema Rahme, Lina Karout, Hani M. J. Khojah, Rania Itani. Prevalence, risk factors, and management practices of primary dysmenorrhea among young females. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-021-01532-w
Demonstrates that commonly used medications such as mefenamic acid and ibuprofen significantly reduce dysmenorrhea pain scores.
Maedeh Sharghi, Shabnam Malekpour Mansurkhani, Damoon Ashtary-Larky, Wesam Kooti, Mehdi Niksefat, Mohammad Firoozbakht, Masoud Behzadifar, Milad Azami, Karo Servatyari, Leila Jouybari. An update and systematic review on the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea. 2019. https://doi.org/10.5935/1518-0557.20180083
Finds that both drug therapies and complementary medicine effectively suppress pain by reducing prostaglandin levels.
Mariangela Rondanelli, Federica Fossari, Viviana Vecchio, Clara Gasparri, Gabriella Peroni, Daniele Spadaccini, Antonella Riva, Giovanna Petrangolini, Giancarlo Iannello, Mara Nichetti, Vittoria Infantino, Simone Perna. Clinical trials on pain lowering effect of ginger: A narrative review. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.6730
Suggests that oral ginger has a promising pain-reducing effect in the management of primary dysmenorrhea.
Paloma Carroquino-Garcia, José‐Jesús Jiménez‐Rejano, Esther M. Medrano-Sánchez, María de la Casa Almeida, Esther Díaz-Mohedo, Carmen Suárez-Serrano. Therapeutic Exercise in the Treatment of Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzz101
Concludes from meta-analyses that therapeutic exercise significantly decreases both the intensity and duration of pain.
Remedios López‐Liria, Lucía Torres-Álamo, Francisco Antonio Vega-Ramírez, Amelia Victoria García Luengo, José M. Aguilar-Parra, Rubén Trigueros, Patricia Rocamora‐Pérez. Efficacy of Physiotherapy Treatment in Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157832
Shows that physiotherapy techniques provide a clinically significant reduction in menstrual pain intensity.
James W. Daily, Xin Zhang, Da Sol Kim, Sunmin Park. Efficacy of Ginger for Alleviating the Symptoms of Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials. 2015. https://doi.org/10.1111/pme.12853
Provides meta-analytic evidence that ginger significantly reduces pain visual analogue scores in primary dysmenorrhea.
Nazan Tuğay, Türkan Akbayrak, Funda Demirtürk, İİ Ilkim Çıtak Karakaya, Özge Kocaacar, Umut Tuğay, Mehmet Gürhan Karakaya, Fazlı Demirtürk. Effectiveness of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Interferential Current in Primary Dysmenorrhea. 2007. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-4637.2007.00308.x
Demonstrates that physical modalities like transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation effectively reduce menstrual pain.
Tyseer Marzouk, Amina El‐Nemer, Hany N. Baraka. The Effect of Aromatherapy Abdominal Massage on Alleviating Menstrual Pain in Nursing Students: A Prospective Randomized Cross-Over Study. 2013. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/742421
Finds that aromatherapy abdominal massage significantly lowers the level and duration of menstrual pain.
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