Pengaruh Pemberian Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) dan Kinesio Taping untuk Mengurangi Nyeri pada Osteoarthritis Genu di RSUD Indramayu

PROGRAM STUDY OF S1 PHYSIOTHERAPY FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH SURAKARTA PIPIT KURNIAWATI / J120181140 "THE EFFECT OF TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION (TENS) AND KINESIO TAPING ON DECREASING PAIN IN GENU OSTEOARTHRITISIN INDRAMAYU HOSPITAL" Background: Osteoarhtritis (OA) is a degenerative problem that connects cartilages, joint layers, ligaments and bones so that it can cause stiffness in the joints. The onset of the disease is slow, but cause severe joint pain to disability of failure joint movement. The characteristics that arise of joint pain, especially when increasing the activities and decreases at rest, stiffness joints in the morning. Objective: To determine the effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and kinesio taping on pain reduction in genu Osteoarthritis. Research Methods: This type of research is a quasy-experimental research design using two groups of pre-test and post-test with control group to determine the benefits of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and kinesio tapping in cases of genu osteoarhtritis (OA). Design of this study included 2 groups with a total of 20 people and divided into 10 people in the treatment group and 10 people in the control group. TENS and kinesio taping were given to the treatment group, while the control group was only given TENS with the frequency of giving therapy twice a week for 4 weeks. Results: Measurement of pain using the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) showed a decrease in pain scale between pre-test and post-test in the treatment group. Conclusion: The application of kinesio taping after TENS gave more significant effect on pain reduction in genu Osteoarhtritis (OA) condition