• Dr. John Glitus
• Mr. Abhishek Rangnath Shinde
• Ms. Nikita Sanjay Sarode
• Ms. Ayodhya Shivaji Rathod
• Ms. Laxmi Khanduji Watane

Background: Premenstrual syndrome is a common problem among early adult women that appears during the week before menstruation and resolves within one to two days after the onset of menstruation. Millions of women are suffering from premenstrual syndrome during their reproductive age. Approximately 40% of women reported experiencing this syndrome in their lifespan. The premenstrual syndrome was more likely to trouble women in their age 15 to 30 years and they tend to relive in a predictable pattern. Objectives: The present study was a quantitative approach to evaluate the effectiveness of Jacobson’s progressive muscle relaxation exercise on premenstrual syndrome among early adult women in the selected college at Jalna. Methods: The research design used for this study was a quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test control group design. The samples were selected by using a non-probability convenience sampling technique. The study was performed on 40 study subjects, 20 each in the experimental and control group at Vasantrao Naik Institute of Nursing at Jalna, in Maharashtra state. The tools were a structured questionnaire and a premenstrual syndrome rating scale was used to record premenstrual syndrome from the study subjects. A pre-test was conducted among both the experimental and control groups. An intervention of Jacobson’s Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise was demonstrated by the student researchers among study subjects in the experimental group for 14th consecutive days for 30 minutes, followed by a post-test conducted among both groups in which, the results showed a significant effectiveness in pre-test and post-test in the experimental group. The data was analysed using SPSS 24.0 and Graph Pad Prism 7.0 version. Results: The results of the paired ‘t’ test of the premenstrual syndrome in the experimental group were compared to the control group, before and after the intervention. The calculated ‘p’ value was 0.0001 with a mean difference 21.60±9.51 in pre and post-test among the study subjects in the experimental group, which was a statistically acceptable level of significance. Conclusion: The study finding showed significant reduction in the level of premenstrual syndrome among the early adult women in the experimental group. Therefore, Jacobson’s progressive muscle relaxation exercise can be used as one of the ways to reduce premenstrual syndrome among early adult women.

Premenstrual Syndrome, Jacobson’s progressive muscle relaxation exercise.

"''Effectiveness of Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation exercise on premenstrual syndrome among early adult women in the selected college.''", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 6, page no.b274-b279, June-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2406135.pdf

"''Effectiveness of Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation exercise on premenstrual syndrome among early adult women in the selected college.''", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 6, page no. ppb274-b279, June-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2406135.pdf