Sosialisasi Senam Pencegahan Osteoporosis Pada Masa Menopause Di Puskesmas Pb Selayang Medan

Abstract

Women who have experienced menopause are at high risk of osteoporosis 5.6 times. One of the risk factors is that lack of exercise will inhibit the process of bone mass formation (osteoblasts) and bone mass density will decrease. The formation of bone mass can be spurred by muscles that occur if there is more movement and exercise. 9 out of 10 pre menopausal women in Sentikan hamlet feel a moderate quality of life and 80% of these women say they rarely exercise, 60% reduced physical ability and do not know the prevention of osteoporosis by exercising regularly. Therefore,the purpose of this service activity is to increase knowledge about osteoporosis and its prevention and change behavior to be healthier with osteoporosis prevention exercises during menopause. The results of the balance test showed that the majority of pre menopausal women in Sentikan Hamlet had an abnormal balance. The method used in the implementation of activities is participatory learning action (PLA) namely health education with counseling and socialization. The instrument for measuring the effectiveness of activities uses questionnaires on the level of knowledge and balance tests. The results of the activities achieved were an increase in soft skills, namely the knowledge after being given counseling increase in the average score of 20 and hard skills, namely being able to do osteoporosis prevention gymnastics during menopause. The results of the balance test showed that the majority of pre menopausal women in Pb Selayang Medan Hamlet had an abnormal balance.