THE EFFECT OF ERGONOMIC EXERCISES ON REDUCING URIC ACID LEVELS IN THE SIDOREJO REGION RT 18 RW 08 KEBONSARI MADIUN

Tata Eka Fadila
Faculty of Health Sciences, Muhammadiyah University of Ponorogo
Email: Tataekafadila28@gmail.com

Uric acid is a metabolic product of purines in the form of nucleoprotein, which is one of the nucleic acid components found in the nuclei of body cells. The consequences of gout are joint damage, swelling making it difficult to carry out activities and pain. Gout treatment can be non-pharmacological, namely doing ergonomic exercises. Ergonomic exercise is an exercise technique to restore or correct the position and flexibility of the nervous system, blood flow, maximize oxygen supply to the brain, sweat, burn uric acid. This research aims to determine the effect of ergonomic exercise on reducing uric acid levels in productive age in the Sidorejo Rt 18 rw 08 Kebonsari Madiun area.
The design of this research is uses a pre-experimental design with a one group pre-post test design. The research sample consisted of 20 respondents with a purposive sampling technique and measuring instruments used SOP and Easy Touch GCU digital, and using Wilcoxon Saphiro Wilk statistical test data analysis.
The research results showed that before the intervention, all respondents had high uric acid levels of 20 (100) with the results being 9 (45%) male respondents and 11 (55%) female respondents. Meanwhile, after being given ergonomic exercise intervention, it showed that all 20 respondents (100%) experienced a decrease in uric acid levels.
Based on statistical tests with Wilcoxon, a pvalue of 0.000 < a (0.05) was obtained so that H1 was accepted, that there was an influence of ergonomic exercise on reducing uric acid levels in productive age in the Sidorejo Rt 18 Rw 08 Kebonsari Madiun area.
Thus respondents are expected to be able to do ergonomic exercises regularly to reduce uric acid levels.
Keywords: Productive Age, uric acid levels, Ergonomic Exercise