Low Back Pain Treatment and Recovery (Physiotherapy) Survey at the Physioset Physiotherapy Clinic in Malang Ilham Wahid R Department of Sport Science Faculty of Sport Science State University of Malang Malang, Indonesia ilhamjacko45@gmail.com Slamet Raharjo Department of Sport Science Faculty of Sport Science State University of Malang Malang, Indonesia Sapto Adi* Department of Sport Science Faculty of Sport Science State University of Malang Malang, Indonesia Olivia Andiana Department of Sport Science Faculty of Sport Science State University of Malang Malang, Indonesia Abstract—The aimed of this study was to determine the process of treatment and recovery of low back pain in the PhysioSET Physiotherapy Clinic. The approach used is a qualitative descriptive approach to the type of research using survey methods. The type of data used is in accordance with the role of researchers as participant observers, namely interview data and observation data. The results of the study at the PhysioSET Physiotherapy Clinic are the process of treatment and recovery at the same clinic as other clinics or hospitals. The treatment and recovery process does not use drugs. To deal with patients, the clinic uses exercise techniques and stimulation of tools from outside. Because the PhysioSET Physiotherapy Clinic uses pure physiotherapy techniques in its treatment. For tools used for handling patients including kinesiology tape, electrical tens, infrared, ultrasound, and pillows. Then the physiotherapist provides exercises that aim to increase the scope of lumbar bone motion, such as Mckenzie and SLR exercises. Keywords— physiotherapy, low back pain, Recovery I. INTRODUCTION Sports or physical activities carried out regularly and structured will provide a good quality of life for humans. On the other hand, it does not rule out the possibility of injury or physical disturbance caused by sports, even sports that are carried out with the correct and appropriate techniques can still occur unexpected accidents that cause injury or other physical disorders. Injury occurs when energy is transferred to the body in an amount or at a level that exceeds the threshold that can cause damage to human tissue (1). Not only from sports alone injuries can occur, from daily activities can also cause injury. Daily activities such as work, travel, and other activities. Low back pain is a term of pain that is felt in the lower back, the term low back pain is not a kind of disease or diagnosis of an illness, but just another name for the pain felt in the lower back area. Disability that affects work and general well-being is the main cause of pain in the lower back area (2). The pain experienced will definitely disrupt the quality of human life, and will affect daily activities. The work of a human being will definitely not be maximal due to lower back pain. Every human being from any background can experience the lower back pain. Physiotherapy is one way to deal with injuries in a more modern way. Physiotherapy clinics have been established in several cities in Indonesia, PhysioSET Physiotherapy Clinic is one of the physiotherapy clinics in Indonesia, and precisely the clinic is located in Malang. Physiotherapy began as a profession in 1894, as a response to traditional massage to create professional physical rehabilitation (3). The existence of physiotherapy clinics today is aimed at dealing with injuries and other physical disorders in a modern way and with the theoretical basis of treatment. Physiotherapy is more reliable when compared to traditional medicine. Because in physiotherapy, patients are handled by physiotherapists and physiotherapists supported by modern equipment. Physiotherapy is carried out on patients at the PhysioSET Physiotherapy Clinic in Malang using modern tools. Low back pain physiotherapy is done according to the type of complaint experienced by the patient. This low back pain disorder must immediately get medical help so that the scope of joint motion increases and returns to normal, with comprehensive treatment and management to accelerate recovery. Comprehensive management includes five things that are very important, namely taking preventive measures, first aid, treatment, treatment and recovery of sports injuries (4). II. METHODS Based on the problems studied, this study uses descriptive data. Descriptive research including surveys and fact-finding of various types of objects that have the main goal is a description of the situation as it exists today (5). Hypothesis tests and treatments provided in descriptive research do not exist, in contrast to experimental research. The survey method Advances in Health Sciences Research, volume 29 The 3rd International Conference on Sports Sciences and Health 2019 (ICSSH 2019) Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press B.V. This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license -http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/. 67