EFEKTIVITAS AKUPUNKTUR “GI”TERHADAP FIBROMYALGIA

• Main Author: Febiliyanti, Fifi
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/79200
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

"GI" acupuncture is the result of the development of classical acupuncture which is combined with western medical science based on massage. This acupuncture is still facing related parameters to its effectiveness against various diseases. At the clinic where this study done which also practice "GI" acupuncture, muscle pain cases including fibromyalgia is one of the most common cases. Therefore this study conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of "GI" acupuncture in the case of fibromyalgia in the clinic through patient interviews using a Fibromyalgia Impact Quesstionire (FIQ) as a parameter. The Interviews were conducted by asking the early & late condition after patients underwent therapy "GI" acupuncture during the first month. The results indicate that the decrease in FIQ scores between conditions before and after "GI" acupuncture. FIQ scores before the acupuncture was recorded at (70.86 ± 11.83) and after acupuncture were recorded at (44.97 ± 8.43) with an average percentage decline of 36.5% (p <0.05). This research also conducted studies on the effectiveness of "GI" acupuncture accompanied by physical exercise which is compared with therapy with "GI" acupuncture only. The average value decrease in FIQ scores for therapy "GI" acupuncture accompanied by physical exercise (29,97 ±9,36) while with "GI" acupuncture only amounted to (20,60 ±7,42) (p <0.05). It can be concluded that therapy "GI" acupuncture significantly effective in reducing symptoms of fibromyalgia and therapy "GI" acupuncture is accompanied by physical exercise is more effective than single therapy of "GI" acupuncture in treating symptoms of fibromyalgia.