Journal Of Health & Cardiovascular Nursing
Vol 2 No 2 (2022): Journal Of Health and Cardiovascular Nursing

Application Of Ginger Warm Compresses To Reduce Joint Pain: Case Study

Novri Andini (Program Studi Profesi Ners, Fakultas Ilmu Keperawatan, Universitas Indonesia)
Dwi Cahya Rahmadiyah (Departemen Keperawatan Komunitas, Fakultas Ilmu Keperawatan, Universitas Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Dec 2022

Abstract

Analysis of Nursing Care for for Mr.S’s Family with the Application of Ginger Warm Compress to Decrease Pain inDepok. Elderly has physiological changes that mostly occur is a decrease in musculoskeletal function including reducedmuscle strength, muscle mass, reduced bone mass, reduced fluids in the cells, so that erosion can occur on the jointsurfaces and cartilage covering the joint surfaces of damaged supporting bones, loss of cartilage, bone hypertrophy, andcapsule thickening. One of the manifestations of this change in the musculoskeletal system is chronic pain in joints cancause a negative impact for the elderly, such as disrupted daily activities and mobility. This case study aims to describethe results of interventions from non-pharmacological pain management, namely warm ginger compresses performed inthe elderly with chronic pain problems. Ginger warm compress is done eight times for 20 minutes in 3 weeks. The resultsof the intervention show that there is a decrease in pain scale by using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) from moderate tomild pain. This shows that non-pharmacological pain management by applied warm ginger compresses can reduce painsymptoms. This study suggests the application of ginger warm compresses for the elderly with chronic pain in long-termcare institutions. Chronic pain in joints can cause a negative impact for the elderly, such as disrupted daily activities andmobility. This case study aims to describe the results of interventions from non-pharmacological pain management,namely warm ginger compresses performed in the elderly with chronic pain problems. Ginger warm compress is doneeight times for 20 minutes in 3 weeks. The results of the intervention show that there is a decrease in pain scale by usingthe Visual Analog Scale (VAS) from moderate (5-6 pain scale) to mild pain (1-2 pain scale) in the three managed families.This study shows that non-pharmacological pain management by applied warm ginger compresses can reduce painsymptoms. This study suggests the application of ginger warm compresses for the elderly with chronic pain in long-termcare institutions.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

perawat

Publisher

Subject

Electrical & Electronics Engineering Nursing

Description

JHCN Journal of Health and Cardiovascular Nursing aims to facilitate researchers, especially in the field of health to disseminate the results of his research. And disseminate knowledge to build new knowledge to the general public. This journal contains a script on Health Sciences that includes: ...