TO ASSESS AND COMPARE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF KINESIOTAPING AND HOT PACK VERSUS MASSAGE AND HOT PACK ON PRIMARY DYSMENORRHEA IN HOSTEL GIRLS

Abstract

Aim:To assess and compare the effectiveness of Kinesiotaping and hot pack versus Massage and hot pack using VAS Scale for pain on Primary Dysmenorrhea in Hostel girls.
Material and Methods: This comparative study was conducted in girls hostel of Ruxmaniben depchand Gardi Medical College,Ujjain (M.P). It involved 30 females aged 18-25 years who had been experiencing menstrual pain which were divided into two groups of
15 each by simple random sampling.Group A (Kinesiotaping and hot pack) and Group B(Massage and hot pack ).Duration of study was three months. Each female was treated for first 2 days of her period or until the pain disappears for three consecutive months. Pain
intensity was noted using VAS Scale.
Results: The results of the study showed that there was a significant reduction in the pain intensity on VAS scale . On comparison of mean of both the groups using Independent test ,there was some difference found, but statistically it was not significant.( p>0.05).
Conclusion: In the present study, both the groups showed significant improvement in terms of pain which was assessed by VAS over the course of 3 months. Despite the kinesiotaping and hot pack group showed immediate and better results than the massage and hot pack group, the results were not statistically significant. Therefore we can conclude that both kinesiotaping and Massage along with hot pack can be used for pain management in primary dysmenorrhea in hostel girls.