Dinamika Journal : Pengabdian Masyarakat
Vol 2, No 1 (2020)

PELATIHAN LANSIA BEBAS NYERI LUTUT DI PATUKAN AMBARKETAWANG KECAMATAN GAMPING KABUPATEN SLEMAN

Yoni Astuti (Fakultas Kedokteran dan Ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta dan Pusat Studi Wanita, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Triwulandari Kesetyaningsih (Fakultas Kedokteran dan Ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Muhammdiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Ambar Relawati (Magister Keperawatan, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
04 Mar 2020

Abstract

The increasing of  Indonesian life expectancy needs to be balanced with the ability of independence in the health aspect of the elderly community. Patukan Ambarketawang Yogyakarta has  high in a number of elderly people.  Knee pain experienced by the elderly, which have an impact on reducing their activity and productivity. Isoquadrisep exercises are one of the non-pharmacological efforts that are recommended to prevent knee pain. Elderly Posyandu in Patukan Ambarketawang Gamping Sleman village conducts routine activities to control the health of the elderly in general such as to measure blood pressure. Posyandu cadres and elderly participants are not familiar with isoquadrisep exercises on the knee to reduce knee pain in the elderly. Community partnership service is carried out to form cadres and isoquadrisep exercise training to prevent elderly with knee pain. The method for this activity is Training Of  Trainer on  quadriceps exercise for cadres and some communities. The results of this activity  are cadres have an isoquadricep exercise agenda at each elderly meeting alternating with other exercises that already existed in Patukan Ambarketawang Gamping. 

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Journal Info

Abbrev

dinamika

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Humanities Environmental Science Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

Description

The aim of this journal publication is to disseminate the conceptual thoughts or ideas and research results that have been achieved in the area of community services. ...