Pilates exercises for managing premenstrual syndrome among adolescent girls

Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a common condition among adolescent girls, characterized by physical, emotional and behavioural symptoms that significantly impact their quality of life. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the impact of pilates exercises on alleviating PMS symptoms among adolescent girls, providing evidence for its use as a holistic intervention. A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design was employed; involving 231 adolescent girls aged 13-17 years from selected schools in North Gujarat. Participants underwent a six-week pilates exercise program, conducted five times weekly. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire and the Modified PMS Scale to assess pre- and post-intervention symptoms the intervention led to a significant reduction in PMS severity, with mild PMS cases increasing from 50 to 164 and severe cases decreasing from 22 to 10 post-intervention. Paired t-tests revealed a highly significant mean difference in PMS scores (T = 13.122, p < 0.001).