PENATALAKSANAAN ENDORPHINE MASSAGE UNTUK PENURUNAN INTENSITAS NYERI PUNGGUNG IBU HAMIL TRIMESTER III

Abstract

Trimester III pregnancy is a pregnancy that begins at week -28 to week -40. Back pain based on complaints in the third trimester reaches 60% to 80% in Indonesia. Pregnant women experience back pain, caused by the shoulders being pulled back and the spine becoming bent, joints becoming more flexible, and can cause back pain. The aim of this care is to apply endorphine massage management to reduce the intensity of back pain in third trimester pregnant women. This care was carried out at the Karanganyar Health Center in March-May 2023, for 5 third trimester pregnant women respondents. This endorphine massage uses baby oil after that, set the patient's position as comfortable as possible, the massage starts from the head in a circular motion, goes down to the back like pedaling a bicycle with the patient in a sitting or lying position, then goes down to the hands, the upper and lower arms, then the right fingers. and the left is the same, then the massage is done in the calf area of ​​the leg. Endorphine massage is done 1 time in 30 minutes. Based on the results of the care of 5 respondents before the massage, the average pain scale was 5.6 and after the massage was 3.6, so that the average decrease in pain scale was 2. The conclusion that this endorphine massage can reduce the intensity of back pain in third trimester pregnant women