girls. Stretching exercise is one of the nonpharmacological interventions in dealing with
pain. The main purpose of this research was to analyze the effect of abdominal stretching
exercise on the characteristics of painful menstruation in early adolescents at SMP Negeri
Subdistrict of Palu City. The design of this study was a quasi-experimental pre-test and post-
test design. The sample was obtained by using purposive sampling with 41 respondents …