Pengaruh Latihan Range of Motion Aktif Terhadap Nyeri Dan Rentang Gerak Sendi Lutut Pada Lansia Dengan Osteoarthritis Di Puskesmas Doda Sulawesi Tengah

Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis associated with the progressive degeneration of the articular cartilage in the synovial joint. The main problem with osteoarthritis is pain and joint stiffness, causing limited range of motion. The purpose of this study was to analyzed the effect of active Range of Motion exercise on pain and range of motion of the knee joint in elderly with osteoarthritis at Puskesmas Doda, Central Sulawesi. This research was conducted in April-May 2020 with a quasy experimental pretest-posttest control group design. Respondents were selected by simple random sampling technique divided into intervention groups (n = 22) who received Range of Motion training for 4 weeks (5 times a week) performed 8 times with 3 repetitions or repetitions and the control group (n = 68) was not intervened by the researcher. Pain intensity was measured using VAS and range of motion was measured using a goniometer. The results of the study were the majority of pain intensity before doing Range of Motion exercise in the moderate pain intervention group (4-6) = 60.0% after mild pain intervention (1-3) = 33.3%, while the control group before and after the study remained the majority of pain medium (4-6). The range of motion of the knee joint before intervention was 24.4% and after intervention 92.2%, while the control group before and after the study was 4.55%. The results of the paired sample t-test analysis showed that there was a difference in the reduction in pain and range of motion of the knee joint before and after the Range of Motion intervention (p = 0.000; <0.05). The results of the multiple linear regression test showed that the range of motion intervention had an effect on pain (p = 0.000) & range of motion of the knee joint (p = 0.000). This study recommends Range of Motion exercise as a type of therapy that is easy for elderly people with osteoarthritis to reduce joint pain and increase the range of motion of the knee joint. It is suggested that this exercise can be done by the elderly regularly.