PENGARUH SENAM YOGA TERHADAP PENURUNAN TEKANAN DARAH PADA LANSIA DI KELURAN KAMPUNG JAWA WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS TANJUNG PAKU KTA SOLOK TAHUN 2017

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The purpose of the study was to identify the influence of yoga gymnastics on the decrease
of blood pressure in elderly with hypertension in Kampung Jawa sub-district in Tanjung
Paku public Health Center service Area of Solok City in 2016. This research type is quasi
experiment with research design One group pretest post test design with sample number 13
people with technique of purposive sampling. The results showed that the average systolic
blood pressure before classical music therapy was 153.08 mmHg and after classical music
therapy there was a decrease in systolic blood pressure where the mean systolic blood
pressure was 142.31 mmHg with p-value = 0.000 (<0, 05). This number indicates that
there is a significant effect between systolic blood pressure before and after yoga
gymnastic therapy. It is expected that elderly patients with hypertension know the benefits
and apply yoga exercises that can smooth blood flow, It is expected to facilitate nursing
care in people with high blood pressure using yoga practice as a complomenter treatment.
Keywords: gymnastic yoga, elderly, hypertension, blood pressure