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 Mojolaban is one of the sub-districts in Sukoharjo Regency, Central Java, which has 15 villages. The district has Mojolaban main health center, Jatimalang auxiliary health center and Kustati Clinic. Low back pain (LBP) is a disease that is widely suffered in Sukoharjo Regency, according to the Sukoharjo Regency Health Office, LBP sufferers amounted to 3,670 people from 2018-2022. LBP is one of the health problems that is often not taken seriously by the community, especially the elderly. Even though if left unchecked it can interfere with daily life and reduce quality of life. The purpose of this counseling is to prevent, promote health related to LBP with the target participants of the Matahari Elderly Posyandu located in Ds. Wirun Mojolaban. The measurement used in this activity is a pre-test and post-test questionnaire to measure the understanding of the elderly. The results of the questionnaire showed a good improvement with an average pre test and post test increase of 50%. For this reason, posyandu cadres always follow-up so that the elderly can do this exercise not only during counseling but also at home.

Introduction: Low back pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders in the world. In general, this pain is caused by muscle stretching and increasing age which will cause the intensity of exercise and movement to decrease. This will cause the back and abdominal muscles to become weak. Objective: In this study, to analyze the effect of warm compresses of red lemongrass (cymbopogon nardus) on reducing the scale of lower back pain in fishermen in Negeri Latuhalat, Nusaniwe District. Method: Using a one group pre test-post test design, this research design is included in the Pre-Experimental research type and the sample size is 56 fishermen using instruments in the form of SOPs and observation sheets. The analysis used is the Willcoxon test. Results: It was found that there was an effect of warm red lemongrass (Cymbopogon nardus) compresses on reducing the scale of lower back pain in fishermen (p-value = 0.000). Conclusion: There is an influence between the pain scale before and after being given a warm compress of red lemongrass (cymbopogon nardus) on reducing the scale of lower back pain in fishermen in Negeri Latuhalat, Nusaniwe District.  

The research aims to determine the relationship between sitting habits (position and duration) and the occurrence of low back pain in administrative employees at the Regional General Hospital of Prof. Dr. H. M. Anwar Makkatutu Bantaeng Regency in 2024. This study employs a quantitative descriptive design with cross-sectional study. A sample of 28 participants from 30 populations based on inclusion criteria using total sampling techniques. Data analysis used the chi-square test (X2) and Spearman's rank correlation coefficient (ρ) with a confidence level of 95%. Based on the analysis, there is a relationship between sitting position and the incidence of low back pain (p= 0.025), the level of relationship is moderate (ρ=0,573), and there is a relationship between sitting duration and the occurrence of low back pain (p= 0.044), the level of relationship is moderate (ρ=0.534).