Effectiveness of jacobson progressive muscle relaxation exercise on premenstural syndrome among adolescent girls in selected school at Coimbatore.

Women are smart and savvy. Striving to live up to their potentials, they are curious about the world they live in and want to make a difference. But adolescent is a period they struggle with the issues of menstruation. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of Jacobson Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise on Premenstrual Syndrome among adolescent girls. DESIGN: A quantitative approach using quasi experimental pre-test post-test design with control group. PARTICIPANTS: 60 adolescent girls with mild to moderate premenstrual syndrome was selected using Non probability purposive sampling technique in KPM Matriculation Higher Secondary School at Coimbatore. INTERVENTION: Jacobson Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise was given for a period of 15-20 minutes once a day for 30 days. TOOL: self administered modified Stainer and Wilkins PMS diagnostic criteria were used to assess the level of PMS. RESULTS: Analysis using Paired‘t’ test found significant. CONCLUSION: The findings of the study revealed that Jacobson Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise helps in decreasing premenstrual syndrome among adolescent girls