Abstract:
Primary dysmenorrhea causes psychological problems in some women leading to
loneliness and inactive participation in various social activities. One of the non-pharmacological
management is swiss ball exercise. This study aimed to determine the effect of Swiss Ball exercise
on the intensity of menstrual pain in adolescent girls. The design of this study was pre-experimental
study design with a pretest-post test one group design approach. The population in this study was
all teenage girls who had menstruated at the Tuhfatul Athfal Islamic Boarding School, Padangasri
Village, Jatirejo District, Mojokerto Regency in June 2021, as many as 23 people. The sampling
technique used consecutive sampling with a period of 1 month. The sample size that met the
research criteria was 17 people. The research instrument used an observation sheet based on the
Bourbanis pain scale. The results of this study almost all respondents experienced moderate pain
before doing Swiss Ball Exercise on the first day, as many as 15 people (88.2%), and after that
also moderate pain, as many as 12 people (70.6%), the second day before mild pain, as many as
12 people (70.6%), after that it became mild pain, as many as 17 people (100%) and the third day
before mild pain, as many as 17 people (100%), and became painless, as many as 10 people (58.8%
). The results of the Wilcoxon test showed p-value on the first day = 0.002, the second day p =
0.026, and the third day p = 0.002 so that there was an effect of Swiss Ball exercise on the intensity
of menstrual pain in adolescent girls. Swiss ball exercise has an effect on the body to produce
endorphins which are produced in the brain and spinal cord. This hormone functions as a natural
sedative so that it causes a sense of comfort so that it reduces pain
