COMPARATIVE STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF CONVENTIONAL PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING VS PF 360 ON PAIN, PERIOD REGULARITY AMONGST FEMALES WITH MENSTRUAL DISORDERS.

Menstruation is dened as “A process in which the uterus sheds blood and tissue through the vagina.”1 Every month 1.8 million people menstruate across the world.2 Average menstrual cycle is 28 days, it can be considered normal if it is regular and if it falls between 21 to 40 days. It is proven that almost 84.2% of females suffer from dysmenorrhea, and 34.2% of females suffer from severe pain.4 Dysmenorrhea and severe pain are also reported to be a symptom in many females having polycystic ovarian morphology.6 Other menstrual disorders like PCOS, Endometriosis, adenomyosis, uterine broids etc. are increasing due to multiple factors like lifestyle, diet, pollution, stress, anxiety, etc. Dysmenorrhea can be classied as primary dysmenorrhea with no underlying pathology. The primary reason for severe pain and other symptoms is increased prostaglandin secretion.7 In secondary dysmenorrhea, the menstrual pain is due to an underlying pathology like endometriosis, pelvic inammatory disease, adenomyosis, uterine broids, etc. Dysmenorrhea, Amenorrhea, etc can be very strenuous conditions for females. Which also affects their prociency at work and overall health. Pelvic Floor Muscles are in close vicinity of pelvic organs, whenever there is any ongoing pathology in the pelvic cavity it can directly or indirectly affect the pelvic oor muscles. The conventional pelvic oor muscle rehab done by transvaginal devices is not very comfortable especially for nulliparous or sexually inactive females and the compliance to such treatment is low. PF 360 is a unique revolutionary technology that can be better tolerated as it has mechanical stimulation rather than electrical stimulation.