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EFEKTIVITAS PIJAT PUNGGUNG TERHADAP INTENSITAS NYERI REMATIK SEDANG PADA WANITA LANJUT USIA DI DESA KARYAWANGI KABUPATEN BANDUNG BARAT

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ABSTRACT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BACK MASSAGES TO INTENSITY OF RHEUMATIC PAIN OFTEN IN ELDERLY WOMEN IN KARYAWANGI VILLAGE, WEST BANDUNG PERA PITULAN SIAHAAN Nim: 1251072 Rheumatism is a joint problem that it was happen in both women and men also often going on old man than at a young age. The best proper handling to handle rheumatism in nonfarmakologi in one exception is backing massage. Back massage can reduce pain this is because back massage produce to release of endorphin and stimulate sensory nerve fibers-A delta and fibers C thus reducing pain impulses. This study was conducted to know the effectiveness of back massage to scale the intensity of pain was in women aged in Karyawangi Village West Bandung. This study was an experimental study with one group pretest and postest design. Subjects of this study were 17 in accordance with the criteria. The level of rheumatism pain data before and after intervention administration was calculated using mean formula and continued with statistic test through paired test-t sample. The result of statistic test of back massage was showed that tcount (8,642) > ttable (2,120) with level of confidence 95 % α = 0,05 it mean that Ho there is no significance different administration in back massage for elder women in Karyawangi Village West Bandung Rejected. The conclusion from the study there was decrease in scale a rheumatic pain in women aged in Karyawangi Village West Bandung. Keywords: Rheumatic pain, Back massage.