Combination of Massage Therapy with Ultramagnetic Therapy: Does it Affect Shoulder Pain Rehabilitation?

Abstract

Introduction: Soulder pain is one of the causes of morbidity with a high prevalence due to excessive upper extremity movement. Therefore, special treatment is needed in dealing with shoulder pain in order to reduce pain.

Methods: This type of research is a quantitative research with an experimental design pre-experimental design with the one group pre - test and post-test approach design.  In this study, the initial test (pretest) was carried out to find out the initial data from the research subject, namely shoulder pain. Furthermore, the researchers compiled the results of the initial test data ( pretest ), treatment/treatment of massage therapy and electromagnetic therapy. Therapy is given to patients 3 times a week for 3 weeks, then the final data measurement ( Posttest ) is carried out. The subjects of this study were volleyball athletes who had shoulder pain injuries. The number of research samples was 20 people who were given treatment. The subjects of this study were male and female volleyball athletes in Kuranji District with an age range of 17 years to 35 years.

Results: The results of this study showed that the combination of massage therapy and ultramagnetic therapy for shoulder pain rehabilitation showed a significance value of 0.000 <0.05, so there was a significant reduction in pain. Subsequent results from research data on the effect of a combination of massage therapy and electromagnetic therapy on the range of motion of the joints (ROM) Flexion and Abduction show a significance value of 0.000 <0.05, so these results prove a significant increase after being given massage therapy and therapy electromagnetic.

Conclusions: The findings of this study show that electromagnetic and massage therapy together improve joint range of motion (ROM) flexion and abduction and aid in the treatment of shoulder discomfort. In order to treat shoulder pain in athletes, a combination of electromagnetic therapy and massage therapy might be used.