K. GEETHA AND R. ELANGOVAN
Abstract
To achieve the purpose of the random group experimental study, 120 girls sufferingWithdysmenorrhea were identified, 90 girls among themwould be screened and finally,40 were selectedrandomly by using a random group sampling method between 18 and 22 years of age.The subjects mightbe divided into experimental group and control groupof 20 subjects each.The Experimental Group wastreated with Yogic practices for 12 weeks,Six days a weekduring the morning. The control group was onactive rest. The pre-test and post-test were conducted before and after the training for the experimental andcontrol group and the scores on Body Weight and General Mental Alertness were measured. Analysis ofcovariance (ANCOVA) was used to find out the significant differences among the groups. The result of thestudy showed that Body Weight reduced significantly and General Mental Alertness improved as a resultof Yogic practices in the Experimental Group. Hence the hypothesis was accepted at a 0.05 level ofconfidence. The conclusion was that the Yogic practices helped to reduced Body Weight and improveGeneralMental Alertness among adolescent girls suffering from dysmenorrhea.