Abstract
Background: The aging process that occurs in the elderly is characterized by a decreasing immune system and physical impairment. The most common complaint is joint pain. The aim was to determine the effect of ergonomic gymnastics on the elderly who experienced joint pain.Method: The samples totaled 110 respondents who had joint pain at Krembangan-Surabaya obtained through the total sampling technique. The data was collected through observation sheets with one group pre-post-test design, and it was analyzed through the Wilcoxon text. The result showed that after 9 sessions of 60 minutes each for two months found that ergonomic gymnastics could influence the reduction of joint pain with a significance level of 0.00 (p<0.05).Discussion: There were a decreasing number of respondents that felt moderate pain (82 to 44) and this automatically meant that there was an increasing number of mild pain respondents (28 to 66).Conclusion: Exercising regularly and with the correct methods could provide an excellent benefit to maintain bodily health, especially to reduce joint pain in the elderly. It is expected that all health care providers in primary health services or in a private clinics should know and be able to conduct ergonomic gymnastics using the correct methods.
Highlights
The increasing elderly population needs to get attention because the elderly group is a high-risk group that experiences an increase of various health problems, especially degenerative diseases(RI, 2006).The emergence of various diseases increases because of someone's age and because of that the body’s immune system getting slightly down, that’s why our body gets ill, becomes fatigued and can’t do heavier or regular activity anymore
It is expected that all health care providers in primary health services or in a private clinics should know and be able to conduct ergonomic gymnastics using the correct methods
H1 was accepted, where the conclusion was that there is some effect from doing ergonomic gymnastics on the elderly who experienced joint pain at the elderly care service in Krembangan, Surabaya
Summary
The increasing elderly population needs to get attention because the elderly group is a high-risk group that experiences an increase of various health problems, especially degenerative diseases(RI, 2006).The emergence of various diseases increases because of someone's age and because of that the body’s immune system getting slightly down, that’s why our body gets ill, becomes fatigued and can’t do heavier or regular activity anymore. The aging process that occurs in the elderly is characterized by biological deterioration that is seen by the symptoms of physical deterioration, among others including the skin begins to relax, wrinkles, gray hair, teeth begin to fall out, hearing and sight loss, and being more tired. People who experience joint pain disorders should exercise across a range of active motion so there is no decrease in the range of motion in the elderly or no decrease in their muscle strength(Stanley, M & Beare, 2010). Based on this problem, the researcher wanted to find some other ways to increase the independence of the elderly people by reducing the number of joint pain. The aim was to determine the effect of ergonomic gymnastics on the elderly who experienced joint pain
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