International Journal of Nursing and Health Services (IJNHS)
Vol. 4 No. 4 (2021): International Journal of Nursing and Health Services (IJHNS)

The Effectiveness of Acupressure and Warm Foot Soak Hydrotherapy on Increasing Muscle Strength and Range of Motion among Non-Hemorrhagic Stroke Patients

Lalu Rian Setiawan Setiawan (Poltekkes Kemenkes Semarang)
Mardiyono (Unknown)
Aris Santjaka (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Aug 2021

Abstract

The decreasing function of the upper and lower extremities is a frequent complication in non-hemorrhagic stroke patients who experience hemiparesis. The study aimed to analyze the effectiveness of acupressure, and warm foot soak hydrotherapy on increasing muscle strength and range of motion among non-hemorrhagic stroke patients. The Randomized control trial (RCT) was applied in this study. We select the samples using simple random sampling with 30 respondents. The data was analyzed using Paired t-test and an Independent t-test to determine the mean difference among the experimental and control groups. Independent t-test showed no significant difference p value >0.05 that the intervention and control groups were equally effective in increasing muscle strength and range of motion of the upper and lower extremities. However, the difference in the mean increase in muscle strength and range of motion in the intervention group was higher than in the control group. Acupressure with a warm foot soak hydrotherapy effectively increased muscle strength and range of motion of the upper extremities with the lower extremities in non-hemorrhagic post-stroke patients.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijnhs

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Subject

Health Professions Nursing Public Health Social Sciences

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International Journal of Nursing and Health Service is a refereed international publication that provided a venue for nursing scholar and others related health to publish the updating information. We aim to highlight research on nursing science, public health, public health nursing, and other health ...