Hands-on therapy for painful periods
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether osteopathic manipulative treatment (a hands-on approach to relieve tension and improve blood flow) can reduce the pain and other symptoms of painful periods. It is only for people at Western University of Health Sciences.
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Who can take part
- You must be a female student, faculty member, or staff at Western University of Health Sciences.
- You must have symptoms of dysmenorrhea (painful periods).
- You must be between 20 and 51 years old.
- You must not be pregnant or breastfeeding.
- You must not have a history of endometriosis, PCOS, or thyroid conditions.
- You must not change or plan to change birth control during the study, and you must not be receiving other osteopathic manipulation or physical therapy.
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