PENERAPAN KOMPRES KAYU MANIS DALAM PENURUNAN NYERI SENDI DENGAN KLIEN ASAM URAT DI GAMPONG LAMBARO SUKON KECAMATAN DARUSSALAM KABUPATEN ACEH BESAR TAHUN 2018

Abstract

Gout is a disease characterized by pain due to deposits of monosodium urate crystals that accumulate in the joints as a result of high levels of uric acid in the blood. Joint pain is a common complaint suffered by people with gout. Cinnamon compress therapy is one of the alternative therapies that can be done independently to reduce the pain felt by gout sufferers, this aims to describe nursing care with cinnamon compresses in reducing joint pain in clients in Gampong Lambaro Sukon, Darussalam District in 2018 This research is a descriptive study using a case study approach, with the subjects in this study are two clients. This research was conducted on April 02 - 08 2018. In this study, researchers used an observation sheet to measure the joint pain scale in gout clients. The results showed that giving cinnamon compresses to both subjects reduced uric acid levels.