Progressive Muscle Relaxation Techniques Reduces Anxiety in Fracture Recovery Patients at Haji Adam Malik General Hospital

Fracture is a disorder of the musculoskeletal system caused by damage to bone tissue. The progressive muscle relaxation technique is a deep muscle therapy that does not require imagination, persistence, and even suggestion that can be used by stretching and then relaxing the muscles. Progressive mus...

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Main Authors: Henrianto Karolus Siregar (Author), Wanto Sinaga (Author), Khairunnisa Batubara (Author), Ivana Aprilia Pehopu (Author), Fendy Yesayas (Author)
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Published: Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Fracture is a disorder of the musculoskeletal system caused by damage to bone tissue. The progressive muscle relaxation technique is a deep muscle therapy that does not require imagination, persistence, and even suggestion that can be used by stretching and then relaxing the muscles. Progressive muscle relaxation techniques can help a person relax more when experiencing anxiety. The study aimed to identify the effect of progressive muscle relaxation techniques on anxiety in fracture recovery patients of research is a quantitative descriptive study with quasi-experimental research with a two-group pretest and post-test design approach. The treatment group was given a progressive muscle relaxation technique with as many as 15 movements starting from the facial muscles to the leg muscles for 20-40 minutes every day and carried out for 1 week. The results showed a positive effect of giving muscle progressive techniques to anxiety before and before intervention p-value = 0.000 (p <0.05). Based on the results of this study, it can be said that progressive muscle relaxation is effective in reducing anxiety scores of patients with fracture recovery.
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10.26714/mki.5.2.2022.131-138