PENERAPAN EFFLURAGE MASSAGE TERHADAP PENURUNAN INTENSITAS NYERI PUNGGUNG BAWAH PADA IBU HAMIL TRIMESTER III DI DESA WONOREJO KALIWUNGU

Background: Pregnant women who enter the third trimester are at risk of experiencing low back pain. Low back pain in pregnant women is due to changes in posture that adjust to fetal development. Movement becomes limited because the ligaments and muscles of the middle and lower spine are under heavy pressure, causing pain. Back pain can cause disruption to the daily activities of pregnant women. Pharmacological management by giving analgesic drugs or opioids to reduce pain while non-pharmacological pain management that can be done is distraction, relaxation, warm compresses and massage, one of which uses efflurage messages. Efflurage message is a massage technique that is easy to do, safe, does not require a lot of tools, without side effects, can increase muscle relaxation and relieve pain. Objective: Analyzing the effect of applying efflurage massage to reduce the intensity of pain in the lower back of third trimester pregnant women. Methods: EBP-based descriptive case study research to analyze efforts to overcome the intensity of low back pain in third trimester pregnant women with efflurage massage. Results: The application of efflurage massage was carried out five consecutive days in the morning at 07.15 WIB with 7 minutes. Before the application of efflurage massage, the pain scale of the research subject was 6 and after the application became a pain scale of 1. Conclusion: The difference in pain intensity before and after the application of efflurage massage shows a decrease in pain intensity so that efflurage massage can reduce low back pain in pregnant women.