PENGARUH HASIL STRETCHING MELALUI PEMBERIAN VIDEO TUTORIAL TERHADAP PENCEGAHAN KEJADIAN CEDERA OTOT SKELETAL

Abstract

Dental professionals are exposed to a variety of work-related risks while practicing dentistry including muscle and joint problems, hands, shoulders, neck, and spine are all affected. For dental professionals, this representing a significant risk to their occupational health. One of the most common occupational diseases is musculoskeletal disorders. One way to avoid musculoskeletal complaints is by stretching. This study aimed to determine the effect of the results of stretching through the provision of video tutorials on the prevention of skeletal muscle injuries in dental and oral health workers at dental and oral health service facilities in Soreang District. The research design used was Quasi-Experiment with the One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design model. The research was conducted in January-May 2023 at the dental and oral health service facilities in Soreang District. The sample in this study were 24 dental and oral health workers who worked in dental and oral health care facilities in Soreang District. The results of the study were analyzed using a paired t-test, and it was found that the average complaints felt by dental and oral health workers in the skeletal muscles before and after the intervention were 29.7 and 23.8 respectively. The results of the p-value showed 0.000 where α <0.05, so based on these results it can be concluded that there is an effect between the prevention of skeletal muscle injury before and after being treated using the video tutorial Stretching for dental and oral health workers.