Physiotherapy Program Counseling on Low Back Pain (LBP) to Bed Sheet Tailors in Dukuh Pepe, Juwiring, Klaten

Abstract

In a non-ergonomic sitting position, including a leaning forward neck position, bent legs,
forward bending of the back can cause complaints. Low Back Pain (LBP) is a
musculoskeletal disorder caused by a static work position or does not move for a long
time so that it will cause contractions. muscle and fatigue. Many tailors have complaints
of low back pain, due to work habits, work positions that are not ergonomic, the habit of
tailors who do not stretch before and after work. The purpose of this community service
activity is to provide an understanding to bed linen tailors in Pepe Hamlet, Juwiring
about Low Back Pain (LBP) and examples of exercises that can be done in the lumbar
area. The implementation method provided is education by distributing leaflets and
demonstrations on lumbar area exercises such as Stretching, Mc Kenzie and Core
Stability Exercises. The evaluation process by giving a questionnaire before and after the
activity to determine the level of understanding of the participants. The results of this
activity before doing the exercise that felt mild low back pain were 2 people (25.0%),
moderate low back pain was 2 people (25.0%) and severe low back pain was 4 people
(50.0%). Meanwhile, after doing the exercise there were 2 people (25.0%) who did not feel
pain in the lower back, 3 people (37.5%) had mild low back pain, and 3 people (37.5%) felt
moderate low back pain. ) the level of understanding of the participants increased from
24% to 65%. The conclusion of this community service activity is that there is an increase
in the level of understanding of participants about Low back Pain (LBP) and exercises
that can be done when experiencing pain in Low back Pain (LBP) and there is a decrease
in pain after exercise.