TY - JOUR AU - Asmawariza, Lalu Hersika AU - Hadisaputro, Suharyo AU - Mardiyono, Mardiyono AU - Parwati, Desak Made Wenten PY - 2018/05/11 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - EFFECT OF 14 POINTS ACUPRESSURE ON UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITY MUSCLE STRENGTH LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH NON-HEMORRHAGIC STROKE JF - Belitung Nursing Journal JA - Belitung Nurs J VL - 4 IS - 2 SE - Original Research Article DO - 10.33546/bnj.358 UR - https://www.belitungraya.org/BRP/index.php/bnj/article/view/358 SP - 168-176 AB - <p><strong>Background:</strong> Acupressure is considered as one form of holistic therapies that can improve tissue perfusion to improve motor function in patients with stroke.</p><p><strong>Objective:</strong> To analyze the effect of 14 points acupressure on upper and lower extremity muscle strength in patients with non-hemorrhagic stroke patients.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong>  This was a quasi-experimental study with pretest posttest control group design. Paired comparative analytic design was also used. Thirty-eight participants were selected, which 19 participants assigned in the experiment and control group. The Medical Research Council (MRC) scale was used to measure the lower and upper muscle strengths.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> There was a significant difference between the improvement of the upper muscle strength in the experimental group and the control group at day 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (p = 0.010, p = 0.000, p = 0.000, p = 0.000, p = 0.000); and there was a significant difference between the improvement of the lower extremity muscle strength in the experimental group and the control group at day 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (p=0.023, p=0.000, p=0.000, p=0.000, p=0.000).</p><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> The 14 points acupressure is effective in increasing upper and lower extremity muscle strength in patients with non-hemorrhagic stroke.</p> ER -