p-ISSN 2086-6380 Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat, Nov2021, 12(3):242-250 e-ISSN 2548-7949 DOI: https://doi.org/10.26553/jikm.2021.12.3.242-250 Available online at http://ejournal.fkm.unsri.ac.id/index.php/jikm 242 November 2021 THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PREGNANCY EXERCISE WITH KINESIO TAPING ON LOWER BACK PAIN IN PREGNANT WOMEN IN THE THIRD TRIMESTER Siti Mutoharoh 1* , Dyah Puji Astuti 1 , Kusumastuti 1 , Wulan Rahmadhani 1 , Phan Trieu Phu MD 2 1 Departement of Midwifery, Universitas Muhammadiyah Gombong, Jl Yos Sudarso no 461 Gombong, Kebumen, Central Java, Indonesia 2 MPH Student at Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Nottingham University, UK, NGZ7 2NZ, 21 Abbey Street, Nottingham City, UK ABSTRACT Lower back pain is common for pregnant women. The back pain was caused by the shift of the center of gravity towards the front as the uterus enlarges. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of pregnancy exercise with the addition of Kinesio taping on low back pain in pregnant mother at third trimester.The study used a quasi-experimental method and it was conducted in a rural area under the coverage area of a puskesmas in Kebumen District. The population in this study wasl pregnant women in the area with a total of 247 pregnant women. This study involved 36 pregnant women in the third trimester selected using a purposive sampling technique with the criteria of primiparous and multiparous, 28-36 weeks of gestation, experiencing low back pain, and no history of comorbidities and complications during pregnancy. Data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. The results showed that pregnancy exercise with the addition of Kinesio taping had a significant effect on reducing low back pain in pregnant mother in the third trimester indicated by a P-value of 0.001.Pregnancy exercise with the addition of Kinesio taping can reduce low back pain in pregnant women in the third trimester. Keywords: kinesio taping, low back pain, pregnancy exercise ABSTRAK Nyeri punggung bawah gampang terjadi pada ibu hamil. Sakit punggung disebabkan oleh pergeseran pusat gravitasi ke arah depan saat rahim membesar. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektifitas senam hamil dengan penambahan Kinesio taping dengan nyeri punggung bawah ibu hamil trimester III. Quasi experimental yang digunakan pada penelitian yang di lakukan di Puskesmas di Kabupaten Kebumen. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh ibu hamil yang ada di wilayah tersebut dengan jumlah ibu hamil sebanyak 247 orang. Penelitian ini melibatkan 36 ibu hamil pada trimester ketiga yang dipilih menggunakan teknik purposive sampling dengan kriteria primipara dan multipara, usia kehamilan 28-36 minggu, mengalami nyeri pinggang, dan tidak ada riwayat penyakit penyerta dan komplikasi selama kehamilan. Analisis data pada penelitian ini menggunakan Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa senam hamil dengan penambahan Kinesio taping berpengaruh signifikan pada penurunan nyeri punggung bagian bawah pada ibu hamil trimester III yang ditunjukkan dengan nilai P sebesar 0,001. Senam hamil dengan penambahan Kinesio taping dapat menurunkan nyeri pada punggung bagian bawah. pada ibu hamil trimester ketiga. Kata kunci: kinesio taping, senam hamil, nyeri punggung bawah Correspondence Address: Siti Mutoharoh, Departement of Midwifery, Universitas Muhammadiyah Gombong, Jl Yos Sudarso no 461 Gombong, Kebumen, Central Java, Indonesia, E-mail: sitimutoharoh23@gmail.com