The Effectiveness of Pregnancy Exercise With Kinesio Taping on Lower Back Pain in Pregnant Women in the Third Trimester

Siti Mutoharoh (1) , Dyah Puji Astuti (2) , Kusumastuti Kusumastuti (3) , Wulan Rahmadhani (4) , Phan Trieu Phu MD (5)
(1) Departement of Midwifery, Universitas Muhammadiyah Gombong , Indonesia
(2) Departement of Midwifery, Universitas Muhammadiyah Gombong , Indonesia
(3) Departement of Midwifery, Universitas Muhammadiyah Gombong , Indonesia
(4) Departement of Midwifery, Universitas Muhammadiyah Gombong , Indonesia
(5) MPH Student at Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Nottingham University, UK, NGZ7 2NZ, 21 Abbey Street, Nottingham City, UK , Viet Nam

Abstract

Lower back pain is common for pregnant women. The back pain was  caused by the shift of the center of gravity towards the front as the uterus enlarges. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of pregnancy exercise with the addition of Kinesio taping on low back pain in pregnant mother  at third trimester.The study used a quasi-experimental method and it was conducted in a rural area under the coverage area of a puskesmas in Kebumen District. The population in this study wasl pregnant women in the area with a total of 247 pregnant women. This study involved 36 pregnant women in the third trimester selected using a purposive sampling technique with the criteria of primiparous and multiparous, 28-36 weeks of gestation, experiencing low back pain, and no history of comorbidities and complications during pregnancy. Data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. The results showed that pregnancy exercise with the addition of Kinesio taping had a significant effect on reducing low back pain in pregnant mother in the third trimester indicated by a P-value of 0.001.Pregnancy exercise with the addition of Kinesio taping can reduce low back pain in pregnant women in the third trimester.

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Siti Mutoharoh
sitimutoharoh23@gmail.com (Primary Contact)
Dyah Puji Astuti
Kusumastuti Kusumastuti
Wulan Rahmadhani
Phan Trieu Phu MD
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Mutoharoh S, Astuti DP, Kusumastuti K, Rahmadhani W, MD PTP. The Effectiveness of Pregnancy Exercise With Kinesio Taping on Lower Back Pain in Pregnant Women in the Third Trimester. JIKM [Internet]. 2021 Nov. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 2];12(3):241-9. Available from: https://ejournal.fkm.unsri.ac.id/index.php/jikm/article/view/812

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