PERBEDAAN ANTARA AQUATIC EXERCISE DENGAN MCKENZIE EXERCISE DALAM MENURUNKAN DISABILITAS PADA PENDERITA DISCOGENIC LOW BACK PAIN

Abstract

Low Back Pain is one of the most musculoskeletal problem. LBP can cause disability,
material loss and biopsychosocial problem. The most effective management for LBP is still
discussing in the health practitioner and scientist between Aquatic Exercise or McKenzie
Exercise. The aim of this study is to prove the different between Aquatic Exercise with
McKenzie Exercise to reduce disability in Discogenic Low Back Pain patients. This study
was the true experimental control trial research, with randomized pre-test and post-test
design. The study was conducted in Physiotherapy Clinic in Borromeus Hospital Bandung
and Melinda Surgery Hospital Bandung. The samples were 19 divided into two groups.
Group I with Aquatic Exercise was 9 people and Group II with McKenzie Exercise was 10
people. The measuring instrument in this study was Oswestry Disability Index. Results of the
hypothesis used paired t-test and independent t-test. The hypothesis test results showed that
both of groups can reduce disability significantly with mean in Group I = 25,9248 ± 3,98214,
p value = 0.001 (p < 0.05) and Group II = 16,912 ± 4,0873, p value = 0.001. And between 2
groups there were significant difference with mean = 8,57193 ± 3,66789, p value = 0.032 (p
< 0.05). The conclusions where both of Aquatic Exercise and McKenzie Exercise could
reduced disability significantly and Aquatic Exercise was better than McKenzie Exercise to
reduce disability in Discogenic Low Back Pain patients. This study can be suggested that this
Aquatic Exercise program to reduce disability in Discogenic Low Back Pain. The multi
center study should be held with longer time and much more subjects.
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