Maidawilis, Mike Asmaria, Alimuddin, Sandra Dewi, Prima Minerva, Miswarti, Jufrika Gusni
Back pain is an uncomfortable sensation in the lumbosacral area involving the lower spine and pelvis. This pain is one of the low back pain that almost all pregnant women feel. Based on the data obtained, 70%, of back pain often occured in pregnant women with pregnancy in the third trimester. Low back pain can be acute and last a few days to weeks. Pregnant women have relatively minimal movement activities, so it is not possible to do sports activities as a form of healing therapy. One of the treatments that can reduce low back pain is music therapy combined with yoga. This study was conducted to know how much influence and impact can be obtained from using yoga combined with music as a form of back pain therapy in pregnant women. The research was a quasi-experimental study using a one-group pre-test and post-test research design on 34 pregnant women respondents by providing treatment of yoga activities and music therapy. The instrument used in this study was a pain level questionnaire validated by material experts, media experts, and linguists with a reliability of 0.80. The results showed that classical music combined with yoga has a therapeutic effect on reducing back pain intensity for pregnant women. The results of the analysis found Sig. (2-tailed) worth 0.000, z-3.771. It showed that the intervention can reduce the level of back pain in pregnant women, which can be seen from the difference between the pain scale levels during the pre-test and post-test. Treatment was given to respondents, namely, doing yoga while listening to classical music to reduce pain scales. © JPES.
Departemen of D3 Nursing, Faculty of Health and Psychology, Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia; Departemen of Health and Recreation, Faculty of Sport Science, Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia; Department of cosmetology and beauty, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality, Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia
