Pengaruh ROM Aktif Terhadap Kekuatan Otot Ektremitas Bawah Pada Lansia Di Desa Taliabo Kecamatan Sausu Kabupaten Parigi Moutong Sulawesi Tengah

Abstract

ROM is a light exercise to train muscle strength. From the results of interviews with health workers in Taliabo Village, Sausu District, Parigi Moutong District, some of the elderly people complain of decreased muscle strength, which interferes with the movement of activities. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of active ROM on muscle strength in the elderly in Taliabo village, Sausu district, Parigi Moutong district. The research method is a type of pre-experimental research design using the pre-post test design research method with a total sample of 10 elderly people in Taliabo village, Sausu district, Parigi Moutong district. The data analysis used was bivariate analysis with the T hit formula. The results showed that there was an effect of active ROM on lower limb muscle strength in the elderly in Taliabo village, Sausu district, Parigi Moutong district. Suggestions in this study are expected for health workers to provide ROM services such as regular light exercise at the Elderly Posyandu.