PERBANDINGAN PENGARUH ABDOMINAL STRETCHING EXERCISE DENGAN SENAM DYSMENORRHEA TERHADAP PENURUNAN INTENSITAS NYERI DYSMENORRHEA PADA MAHASISWI RUSUNAWA UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

Introduction: In adolescent women, there is a physical change including the growth of the reproductive organs that begins with the arrival of menstruation. Adolescents often complain of menstrual disorders of dysmenorrhea pain. Dysmenorrhea can disturb the activity of adolescent girls and indirectly can disturb the quality of life if it is not handled. The aim of this research is to find out the comparison of the effect of abdominal stretching exercise with dysmenorrhea exercises towards the reduction in intensity of dysmenorrhea pain in students of Rusunawa at the University of Muhammadiyah Malang. Method: The research design used was Quasi-Experimental with Pretest and Posttest Two-Group Design. The respondents in this research were students of Rusunawa at the University of Muhammadiyah Malang who experienced dysmenorrhea with 62 respondents using Purposive Sampling technique. The instrument used in this research was measurement sheet NRS (Numerical Rating Scale). Result: The results showed that the average difference of pain reduction in the abdominal stretching exercise group was 1.61 with 31 respondents and the average difference of pain reduction in the dysmenorrhea exercise group was 3.90. t arithmetic value obtained was 6.374 and t table value was 1.631. Statistical test using Independent T-Test obtained that t count (6,374)> t table (1,631). Conclusion and Suggestion: there is an existence of the comparison of the abdominal effect of stretching exercise with dysmenorrhea exercises against the decrease of dysmenorrhea pain intensity in student of Rusunawa University Muhammadiyah Malang. Based on the result, it is expected that the public can apply abdominal stretching exercise with dysmenorrhea exercises as an alternative to non-pharmacological treatment of dysmenorrhea pain