HANG TUAH PEKANBARU HEALTH SCHOOL

BACHELOR DEGREE OF NURSING SCIENCE PROGRAM

Undergraduate thesis, June 2015

Meida Shufia1, Hj. Ennimay2, Sandra3

Effect Comparation of Williams Flexion with Acupresure to Reduction Low

Back Pain Intensity of Pregnant Woman in Trimester-III
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ABSTRACT

Pregnancy brings the changes of anatomy and physiology in woman body,

following the growth of fetus and stomach that growing, woman feels low back
pain. Purpose of this study to Reduce pain intensity that is woman felt in trimesters
III. The design was quasi experimental with 30 samples were divide into
experimental group I and experimental group 2. The samples were woman in
trimesters in III pregnancy who felt low back pain in clinic of Taman Sari I.
Analysis of data using chi square and Kolmogorov - Smirnov, whereas pain
intensity used dependent t test and independent significantly t-test. The results
showed an average difference in pain intensity of low back pain before and after
Williams flexion in the experimental group 1withp value 0.00 < (0.05).An
average difference in pain intensity of low back pain before and after acupressure
in the experimental group 2 with value 0.00 < (0.05). The results of this research
can be used as nursing interventions to reduction low back pain intensity in
trimesters III in pregnancy.
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Bibliography: 28(2005 2014)
Keywords: Acupressure, Pain Intensity, Williams flexion,