THE APPLICATION OF PREGNANT GYMNASTICS IN REDUCING BACK PAIN IN PREGNANT WOMEN TRIMESTER III AT GAMPONG JEUMPET AJUN KECAMATAN DARUL IMARAHACEH BESAR

PENERAPAN SENAM HAMIL DALAM MENURUNKAN NYERI PUNGGUNG PADA IBU HAMIL TRIMESTER III

Abstract

During pregnancy there are several physical changes related to changes that are influenced by several factors. These changes can cause pregnant women to experience discomfort. One of the inconveniences that often arise in pregnancy is back pain. Back pain if not handled properly can cause disruption of the mother's activities, cannot do activities normally which disturb the comfort of pregnant women. Therefore, one of the thing that can be done to reduce the pain felt by pregnant women in the third trimester is by doing pregnant gymnastics. Pregnant gymnastics are exercises for strengthen and maintain the elasticity of the muscles the abdominal wall, ligaments, pelvic muscles, and can relieve reducing back pain in pregnant women. The purpose of this writing is to describe the application of pregnant gymnastics in reducing back pain in pregnant women in the third trimester in Gampong Jeumpet Ajun Darul Imarah Aceh Besar District. This research was designed as descriptive research and was conducted at Gampong Jeumpet, Ajun on January 16 to February 05, 2023. The subjects of this study was 2 pregnant women who were selected according to the criteria. The results showed a decrease in the pain scale in both subjects, which was seen where subject I decreased the pain scale from 6 to scale 1 while in subjects ll from scale 5 to 1. The results of case studies can be concluded that the application of pregnant gymnastics can reduce back pain in pregnant women in the third trimester. Thus it is hoped that therapy can be applied at home reducing back pain in pregnant women.