Amaliyatul Kholifah (2013) Pengaruh Pemberian “The 22 Styles Of Arifin Modification Tai Chi “ Terhadap Penurunan Skala Nyeri Sendi (Osteoartritis) Di Posyandu Lansia JLOPO Kabupaten Jombang. Skripsi thesis, UNIVERSITAS AIRLANGGA.

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Abstract

Aging is marked by the decline in body functions. Aging also occurs in musculoskeletal system, in which there is a decrease of synovial fluid viscosity, which results in fibrosis and affects joints work. Damage to the joints caused by aging can develop into osteoarthritis as characterized by painful symptoms. One of the non-pharmacological ways to lessen the pain is to provide isotonic and isometric-containing exercise. One such way could be found in gymnastics "The 22 styles of Arifin modification tai chi". The benefit of this research is to restore and maintain muscle strength atrophy due to osteoarthritis in order to reduce friction between bones that causes pain. This study proved the effect of "the 22 styles of Arifin modification tai chi" to decrease in joint pain (osteoarthritis) scale in IHC for Elderly in Jlopo, Jombang. This research used pre-experimental one group pretest and posttest design and sample were respondents with joint pain (osteoarthritis) consisting of 14 respondents who had met the inclusion criteria, the dependent variable in this study were patients with joint pain (osteoarthritis) and the independent variable was "The 22 styles of Arifin modification tai chi". Data were collected using questionnaire Lesquense Index Score. Analysis of the data in this study used Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test with significance ≤ 0.05. Results showed that pain could be reduced with p = 0.005. Conclusively, "The 22 Styles of Arifin Modification Tai Chi" can affect the scale of joint pain (osteoarthritis) in IHC for Elderly in Jlopo, Jombang. Future studies are expected to use comparison group to control confounding factors in the study.

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