Background: Dysmenorrhea is defined as pain during menstruation. Primary dysmenorrhea is pain that occurs with normal pelvic anatomy. Pain in primary dysmenorrhea and other systemic symptoms caused by high levels of prostaglandins.Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is one of the physiotherapyintervention that uses low-voltage electrical current for pain relief.
Objectives: Aim of this study to know TENS can release of endorphins to reduce pain of primary menstruation on age 18-25 years.
Methods:A quasy experiment with non randomized control group pre post design was used in this study. The sample were 30 santriwati students at PESMA and marching band women player with dysmenorrhea pain. Taking sample with purposive sampling technique.The pain was measured by Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Intervention using with andinterferential current. Data were analyzed using Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test and Mann Whitney.
Research result:Indicates the effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) on the decrease of primary menstrual pain with p = 0.000. There is effect of giving interferential current to decrease of primary menstruation pain with p = 0.000. There is an influence between the effect of TENS and interferential current on the decrease of Primary menstruation pain with p = 0.000.
Conclusion:The result of study that there was influence TENS to reduction of dysmenorrhea pain. there was influence interferential current to reduction of Dysmenorrhea pain. There difference from TENS with and interferential current to reduction of Dysmenorrhea pain
Keyword: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), interferential current, Dysmenorrhea pai
