Table 1.

MEDLINE search strategy.

#1 MeSH Major Topic: primary dysmenorrhea

#2 MeSH Major Topic: dysmenorrh

#3 MeSH Major Topic: menstrual disorder

#4 MeSH Major Topic: menstrual pain

#5 Title/Abstract: adolescent girls

#6 Title/Abstract: nullipara

#8 Title/Abstract: gynecologic

#9 MeSH Major Topic: Tuina

#10 MeSH Major Topic: massage

#6 Title/Abstract: nullipara #7 Title/Abstract: between the age of 14 and 28

#12 MeSH Major Topic: massotherapy

#13 MeSH Major Topic: manipulation

#14 #1 or #2 or #3 or #4

#15 #5 or #6 or #7 or #8

#16 #9 or #10 or #11 or #12 or #13

#17 #14 or #15 or #16