Effectiveness of pelvic rocking exercise on dysmenorrhea among adolescent girls aged 15-20 years residing in selected villages at Kanyakumari district.

An experimental study to assess the effectiveness of pelvic rocking exercise on dysmenorrhoea among adolescent girls aged 15-20 years residing in selected villages at kanyakumari district” was conducted by Mrs.S.Catherin jiji in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of master of science in nursing at Sri.K.Ramachandran Naidu College of Nursing, under the Tamilnadu Dr.M.G,R.Medical University, Chennai during the year of April 2012. The objectives of the study were: To assess the pre test level of dysmenorrhoea among adolescent girls in experimental and control group. To find out the effectiveness of pelvic rocking exercise on reduction of dysmenorrhoea among the adolescent girls in experimental and control group. To compare the pre and post-test level of dysmenorrhoea among the adolescent girls in experimental group. To associate the post test level of dysmenorrhoea among adolescent girls with selected demographic variables in experimental group. To associate the post test level of dysmenorrhoea among adolescent girls with selected demographic variables in control group. CONCLUSION From the result of the study, it was concluded that rendering pelvic rocking exercise to the adolescent girls was effective in reduction of dysmenorrhoea. Therefore the investigator felt that, more importance should be given for pelvic rocking exercise to reduce dysmenorrhoea among the adolescent girls