Compress Ball Therapy To Reduce Back Pain In Pregnant Women

Abstract

Low back pain due to pregnancy is a clinical syndrome characterized by the main symptom being pain in the back of the body. The cause of complaints of low back pain that occurs in the third trimester of pregnancy is the increase in body weight during pregnancy. Low back pain that is not treated immediately can have a negative impact on the quality of life of pregnant women. Low back pain in third trimester pregnant women can be treated with non-pharmacological therapy, one of which is withHerbal Therapy Compress Ball. This study aims to identify and analyze low back pain in third trimester pregnant women before and after administrationHerbal Therapy Compress Ball. The design used in this study uses a case study approach. The subject of this study involved 2 respondents who fit the inclusion criteria. The instrument used in this study used the NRS pain scale method, as well as using SOPHerbal Therapy Compress Ball. The results of the study were obtained for respondent 1 initial pain scale, namely 5 (moderate pain) to 2 (mild pain), while respondent 2 initial pain scale was 6 (moderate pain) to 3 (mild pain). The conclusion of this study is applicationHerbal Therapy Compress Ball can reduce the scale of low back pain in third trimester pregnant women.