Perbandingan Efek Antara Hold Relax dan Shock Wave Theraphy terhadap Penurunan Nyeri dan Peningkatan ROM Knee Joint pada pasien Osteoarthritis

ABSTRACT Andi Irham, Comparison of the effects of Hold Relax and Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) on reducing pain and increasing Range of Motion (ROM) of the knee joint in osteoarthritis patients (supervised by Djohan Aras). Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disorder of cartilage which is characterized by inflammation accompanied by pain, limited ROM, impaired knee joint ADL and so on. OA can be caused by trauma, physical activity, age, gender, obesity and so on. This study aims to evaluate the comparison between the effects of Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) and hold relax on reducing pain and increasing Range of Motion (ROM) of the knee joint in Osteoarthritis patients. This research used a quasi-experimental design with a two group pretest-posttest. The sample obtained was 20 subjects consisting of 10 people in the group given ESWT therapy and 10 people in the group given hold relax therapy with training intensity 3 times a week. The research was carried out for 4 weeks using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain and a geniometer for ROM. This research shows that both types of intervention have a significant effect in increasing ROM with a value of p=0.00 and p= 0.085 and reducing pain with a value of p= 0.000 and 0.01 (p<0.05). From the results, it was found that giving Hold Relax was more effective in reducing pain than ESWT with a value of p=0.001 (p<0.05). So, hold relax is more significant in reducing pain and increasing ROM in osteoarthritis patients.