MANFAAT KINESIOTAPPING UNTUK MENGURANGI NYERI PUNGGUNG BAWAH PADA KEHAMILAN TRIMESTER KE-3

Abstract

Pregnancy is physiological process that often make pathological effect. One of the effects is Low Back Pain (LBP) that happened in third trimester. LBP is caused by hormonal and postural change. Postural change ini pregnant women is caused by growth of baby and it will change centre of gravity that make LBP. Hormonal change cause connective tissue more elastic and sometime can overstretch and it will make connentive tissue weaker than before. The aim of this research was to know the benefit of kinesiotapping to reduce low back pain at third trimester of pregnancy. This research held in Sri Lumintu Clinic Surakarta during four weeks. Method of this research was pre eksperiment with pre and post test approach without control design. Respondents of this research were 10 pregnant women. Statistical test using paired t test showed that there was benefit of kinesiotapping to reduce low back pain in pregnant women at third trimester.