PENERAPAN SENAM REMATIK DALAM PENURUNAN TINGKAT NYERI SENDI PADA LANSIA DENGAN REMATIK DI GAMPONG LAMBARO SUKON KECAMATAN DARUSSALAM ACEH BESAR

PENERAPAN SENAM REMATIK DALAM PENURUNAN TINGKAT NYERI SENDI PADA LANSIA DENGAN REMATIK

Abstract

Rheumatism is a disease that causes inflammation, and then causes pain, stiffness, and swelling in the joints. Rheumatic exercises are exercises that focus on maintaining the maximum range of motion in the joints. This study aims to describe nursing care with the application of rheumatic exercise in reducing the level of joint pain in the elderly with rheumatism. The general purpose of this study was to determine a reduction in the scale of pain in rheumatoid sufferers after rheumatism exercises. The type of research used is descriptive with a case study approach and data collection techniques using observation. This research was conducted from 2 to 8 April 2018, with 2 respondents. The results showed that there was a decrease in the pain scale in both subjects after being given rheumatic exercise, namely in subject I from a pain scale of 6 to 1 and subject II from a pain scale of 4 to a pain scale 1.Thus, rheumatic exercise can be used as an alternative measure in reducing pain. degree of joint pain in elderly with rheumatism.