Senam rematik merupakan salah satu metode yang praktis dan efektif dalam memelihara kesehatan tubuh.Gerakan yang terkandung dalam senam rematik adalah gerakan yang sangat efektif, efisien, dan logis karena rangkaian gerakannya dilakukan secara teratur dan terorganisasi bagi penderita rematik (Wahyudi Nugroho,2008). senam rematik berkhasiat untuk menurunkan nyeri osteoatritis lutut dan peningkatan rentang gerak pada penderita osteoatritis. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui pengaruh sebelum dan sesudah diberikan senam rematik pada lansia di balai pelayanan sosial cepiring. Penelitian kuantitatif dengan desain penelitian quasi experimental yang bertujuan untuk mengungkapkan hubungan sebab akibat antara variabel tanpa ada manipulasi suatu variabel (Sugiono, 2010). Rancangan penelitian ini menggunakan pretest-posttest control group design. Pengukuran desain ini dilakukan sebanyak dua kali yaitu sebelum dan sesudah intervensi. Ada hubungan antara pemberian terapi senam rematik terhadap penurunan nyeri osteoatritis lutut lansia dimana dari hasil uji Mann-Whitney Test diperoleh p = 0.002 (skala nyeri)yang artinya ada hubungan yang signifikan.
Kata kunci: senam rematik, gerontik, ilmu keperawatan
EFFECTS OF REMATIC GYM
TOWARDS REDUCTION OF PAIN AND IMPROVEMENT OF MOVEMENT FLIGHT IN ELDERLY WITH OSTEOATRITIS
ABSTRACT
Rheumatic exercises are one of the practical and effective methods in maintaining a healthy body. The movements contained in rheumatic exercises are very effective, efficient, and logical movements because a series of movements is carried out regularly and organized for rheumatic sufferers (Wahyudi Nugroho, 2008) . rheumatic exercises are efficacious to reduce osteoatritis knee pain and increase range of motion in osteoatritis sufferers. The purpose of this study: to determine the effect before and after rheumatic exercises given to the elderly at the Cepiring social service center. Quantitative research with quasi experimental research design that aims to reveal the causal relationship between variables without manipulation of a variable (Sugiono, 2010). The design of this study used a pretest-posttest control group design. This design measurement is carried out twice, namely before and after the intervention. There is a relationship between rheumatism exercise therapy with pain reduction in elderly knee osteoatritis where the Mann-Whitney Test results obtained p = 0.002 (pain scale) which means there is a significant relationship.
Keywords: rheumatic gymnastics, gerontik, nursing