Wild Child Pose Yoga For Decreasing The Intensity Of Dysmenorrhea

Abstract

Dysmenorrhea is a condition in which a woman experiences pain during menstruation which has an adverse effect disrupting carrying out daily activities. Currently, many ways can be done to reduce the intensity of menstrual pain both pharmacologically and non-pharmacologically. One of the non-pharmacological methods that can be applied to reduce menstrual pain is to do yoga. And one of the yoga techniques that can be used is wild child pose yoga. This study aims to influence the wild child yoga pose on the intensity of dysmenorrhea. This type of research is quasi-experimental (quasi-experimental) with a comparison group (pre and post-test with control group design). The sample in this study was 60 people with the criteria of having a history of dysmenorrhea, age 17-23 years, and owning a smartphone/android. While the sample collection technique was carried out by purposive sampling. Data collection was selected directly using a questionnaire. Statistical analysis in this study used an independent sample t-test. The results show that there is an effect of wild child pose on the intensity of menstrual pain with the mean menstrual pain intensity in the intervention group being 4.03 and the mean menstrual pain intensity in the control group was 5.43 (p-value = 0.031). This wild child yoga pose can reduce the intensity of pain by relaxing the skeletal muscles that are experiencing spasms and increasing blood flow to the area that is experiencing a spasm. This yoga position gently stretches the hips, thighs, and ankles, relaxing the brain, and relieving stress.