PERBANDINGAN PEMBERIAN CORE STRENGTHENING EXERCISE DENGAN ABDOMINAL STRETCHING EXERCISE TERHADAP INTENSITAS NYERI DISMENORE PRIMER DI POSYANDU REMAJA DESA DAWU

Introduction: Dysmenorrhea is a gynecological disorder that causes pain due to an imbalance of the hormone progesterone. As many as 90% of adolescent girls worldwide experience problems during menstruation and more than 50% of menstruating women experience primary dysmenorrhea. Dysmenorrhea can cause adolescent girls to miss school, and are unable to carry out daily activities, causing their productivity to decrease, one of which can be caused by lack of exercise or physical activity. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the comparison of core strengthening exercise with abdominal stretching exercise on the intensity of primary dysmenorrhea pain in the Dawu Village Youth Posyandu. Method: quasi-experimental study with non-equivalent group design, using non-probability sampling technique with purposive sampling method. The sample size was 30 young women using the WaLIDD Score instrument. Results: data analysis using the Mann-Whitney nonparametric test with a value of (p = 0.834) which means there is no significant difference between the administration of core strengthening exercise group action with abdominal stretching exercise group on dysmenorrhea pain intensity. Conclusion: Exercise can be used to treat dysmenorrhea as an alternative to non-pharmacological therapy.