Effect of Deep Stretching Minimizing the Incident of Low Back Pain on Rice Farmers in Pudak Village Muaro Jambi District Year 2024

Amilda Putry Apryanti
Puspita Sari
Budi Aswin

Formosa Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (FJMR)
Vol. 3 No. 5 (2024): May 2024

Low back pain (LBP) is a musculoskeletal disease that can be disturbing and the main cause is physical disorders. World Health Organization estimates that industrialized countries experience low back pain disorders with a prevalence of 5% per year and Indonesia with a prevalence rate of 49%. In Jambi, the prevalence of disease among farmers has the highest prevalence of 12.79%. This research aims to determine the effect of stretching in minimizing LBP in rice farmers in Pudak Village. This research uses quantitative research methods with a quasi-experimental type. The research sample consisted of 20 farmers who were divided into 2 groups, the treatment and the control group. In the treatment group experienced a decrease in the average level of pain after being given stretching. The results show that there is an effect of stretching with LBP.