EFFECTS OF HOLD RELAX TERAPY ON LOW-HIGH BADING IN OBESITIVE AGES

Abstrak

Lower Back Pain (LBP) is one of the most common health problems in communities whose causes are unknown, can lead to reduced productivity and, in severe cases, may lead to disability. Risk factors for LBP include individual factors, such as age, gender, Body Time Index (BTI), relaxed living behavior and not keeping a healthy diet, smoking habits, physical freshness, history of trauma as well as psychological and psychosocial problems. And work-related factors such as workload, physical activity performed, work position, body position (lifting heavy loads with the wrong position, bending, or bad body posture when sitting or sleeping, nor standing for hours and position when rotating the body), as well as physical environmental factors like exposure to vibration and noise. The aim of the study was to find out the effect of hold relax therapy on lower back pain in obese adults. The type of research is quantitative that uses the Quasy Experimental design with the research plan pre-test and post test with control one group design, that is, comparing subjects before and after given hold relax therapy in the reduction of lower back pain in adult obesity. The number of respondents was 15 samples with total sampling techniques. The research instrument is an intensity questionnaire of lower back pain. The analysis used is Paired sample T-Test (A<0,05). The results of this study conclude that there is an effect of Hold Relax therapy on the reduction of lower back pain in obese adults in Public Health Center Simpang Tiga Pekanbaru.