COMBINATION OF ACUPRESSURE WITH YOGA (ACUYOGA) TO
REDUCE BACK PAIN IN PREGNANT WOMEN
Entan Afriannisyah¹, Agustin Setianingsih²
*Corresponding author’s e-mail: frauentanafriannisyah@gmail. com
Introduction
Back pain in pregnant women is caused by
improper posture resulting in additional stretching and
fatigue in the body [1]. Nearly 50% of lower back pain
is experienced by pregnant women. As many as 43.9%
of lower back pain experienced by third trimester
pregnant women, this is called having a burning
sensation in 37.8% of patients with intermittent
frequency in 96.9% of women [2].
Other research shows that exercising during
pregnancy can provide a protective effect against low
back pain and depression can also be reduced by doing
sports.
Acupressure is the emphasis on certain points on
the lower back of the body and legs of third trimester
pregnant women who experience lower back pain. Yoga
improves maternal posture by exercising flexibility in
the muscles of the abdominal wall and pelvic floor to
reduce problems that usually arise during pregnancy and
childbirth.
Method
Systematic review was based on the research
ogoogle scholarpublished from 2009-2019. the keyword
for literature used using “acuyoga for back pain”. The
article used inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Results and Discussions
Total literacy found using the keyword [1] Emília, M. et al. Low back pain during pregnancy. Brazilian J.
“Acuyoga for reuce back pain” as many as 395 found in
English and Indonesian. The screening is done with the [2] Official, DC & Haditro, S. Effect Of Yoga And Acupressure On
publication of full and unpaid text, humans, pregnant
women and 109 literations.then the filter is carried out [3] Chen, Y. Review Article The Effectiveness of Acupressure on
and re-screening.
remains as much as 21 literations. The final step is done
by filtering and re-screening with the corresponding
literacy theme in question then remaining 4 journals. As
a results, acuyoga has been shown to reduce back pain in
pregnant women. Acuyoga points that can be used to
reduce back pain are located in the sun point, san yin
point. [3] Acuyoga is a movement or breathing exercise,
meditation, relaxation and using fine massage meridian
points on non-merdian points that function to normalize
the body's mechanism and homeostatic response so that
it can overcome stress and back pain in pregnant
women.
Conclusion
This acupressure and yoga technique is the right
combination of holistic treatments to reduce back pain in
pregnant women with third trimester with a combination
of acupressure and yoga, reducing the use of analgesia in
pregnant women who have back pain. Movement and
emphasis on certain points can be carried out easily and
continuously for 4 weeks effectively reducing lower
back pain in third trimester pregnant women. The yoga
movement that can relax the muscles so that they are not
tense and breathing which makes the mind focus and
calm, and emphasis on acupuncture points so that it can
reduce the feeling of discomfort during pregnancy.
Recommendation
Future studies can searching alternative exercise
literatures for reduce back pain in pregnant women.
Reference
Anesthesiol. (English Ed. 3, 266–270 (2017).
Pain And Functional Capability Of Lower Back In Pregnant
Mothers During The. 3, 722–728 (2017).
Relieving Pain: A Systematic Review. Pain Manag. Nurs. 1–
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