Abstract:
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease of the joint cartilage with reactive
changes at the joint boundaries, such as the formation of osteophytes, changes in
the subchondral bone, changes in the bone marrow, fibrous reactions in the
synovium, and thickening of the joint capsule, causing joint pain and disability in
patients, thereby interfering with daily activities. The research design used was PreExperimental with the Pre-Post-Test method in one group (One Group Pre-Test
Post-test Design). The population used was outpatient knee osteoarthritis in the
work area of the Orthopedic clinic Hospital, Bangil District, Pasuruan and a sample
of 15 respondents using the purposive sampling technique. independent variable is
rheumatic gymnastics. and the dependent variable is pain intensity. Based on the
results of the study, it was found that there was an effect of rheumatic exercise on
changes in pain intensity in osteoarthritis patients at the Orthopedic Poly Hospital
Bangil. These results are due to the simple linear regression test obtained by the
value of sig = 0.000 0.05. These results indicate that H0 is rejected and Ha is
accepted, which means that there is a significant effect on the pain intensity of
osteoarthritis patients after rheumatic exercise therapy compared to before
rheumatic exercise therapy. Rheumatic exercises can increase flexibility and range
of motion of joints. If the muscles and joints are more relaxed, the stiffness and
intensity of joint pain will decrease.
