THE EFFECT OF THE COMBINATION OF WILLIAM FLEXION EXERCISE AND MYOFASCIAL RELEASE TECHNIQUE ON PAIN REDUCTION IN MYOGENIC LOW BACK PAIN PATIENTS IN TAILORS IN SAMPANG DISTRICT

Working as a tailor requires a person to sit for long periods of time in an inappropriate position, bending and lifting inappropriate weights causes lower back pain. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of the combination of William Flexion Exercise and Myofascial Release Technique on reducing pain in sufferers of myogenic Low Back Pain in tailors. The method uses pre-experimental using "One Group Pre-test and Post-test design. research in Sampang District from June 2023 to August 2023. The population of patients who work as tailors in Sampang District is 40 people with a sample of 20 people. The Independent variable (free variable) is the provision of William flexion exercise and myofascial relaxation technique and the Dependent (related variable) is pain due to Myogenic LBP. used a research instrument in the form of a numeric rating scale (NRS) to measure pain before and after intervention. NRS is an effective tool for measuring a pain scale containing a horizontal line using a reference point numbered 0-10. Wilcoxon Rank Test Analysis (0.05). The research results show that female respondents are more dominant than male. Then, in terms of age, the highest percentage is aged 46-50 years. The statistical test results of the Wilcoxon Rank Test obtained p = 0.000 < a = 0.05. It can be concluded that the NRS values pre and post physiotherapy with the combination of William Flexion Exercise and Myofascial Release Technique experienced quite significant changes. It is recommended that to prevent pain, the tailor should reduce the curve of the lower back to a minimum while sitting. Wrong sitting positions and sitting for too long should be avoided to minimize the occurrence of pain in the lower back