EFFECT OF CUTANEOUSSLOWSTROKEBACKMASSAGE STIMULUSTODECREASEPAININTENSITYIN LOW BACKPAINPATIENTS INPUSKESBUNDIVISIONII OF PT.SUCFINDOMATAPAO SERDANGBEDAGAI

Abstract

Low back pain (LBP) is pain, aching, stiffness that occurs in the lower back. Lower back pain is not a
disease but a symptom resulting from very diverse causes. The pain can also spread to other areas
such as the upper back and groin. One non-pharmacologic measures to overcome this pain is to use
stimulus cutaneous slow stroke back massage. Mechanism of action of cutaneous stimulus of slow
stroke back massage in reducing pain intensity is by using the principle of gate control theory and the
theory of endorphins. This study aims to determine the effect of cutaneous stimulus slow-stroke back
massage on pain intensity in patients with low back pain. Thus, the design of this study using quasiexperimental
design with Pre and Post test Without Control. Analysis of the data by using a paired ttest
at 95% confidence level. Samples were patients with LBP in puskesbun Division II PT.Sucfindo
Mata Pao Bedagai Serdang, as many as seven people taken by accidental sampling. The technique of
collecting data by interview and observation. Based on the analysis using a paired t-test values
obtained average (mean) the intensity of pain before administration of cutaneous stimulus slow-stroke
back massage 4.7 (SD = 0.76), whereas the cutaneous stimulus after the slow-stroke back massage
decrease with a value of 3.3 (SD = 0.49). In addition, test results obtained by value p = 0,000
(p?0,05) which shows the significant difference between before and after the intervention, with a
confidence level of 95% obtained the value t = 7.071 (t> 1.96), which means that the difference can
be received with an average value difference (mean) of 1.43 (SD = 0.53), in which region the
difference is in the range 0.93 to 1.92. It can be concluded that the stimulus cutaneous slow stroke
back massage affects the intensity of low back pain sufferers pain (LBP). Thus, nurses can use this
stimulus to overcome pain as non-pharmacological measures.