Background: Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that causes inflammation of the joints due to friction between the bones, causing pain and restriction of movement in the joints. The problem felt was joint pain. Pain Osteoarthritis that is felt can be reduced by non-pharmacological administration through the implementation of the warm ginger compresses. Method: The writing design used is descriptive in the form of a case study, the samples are 2 people with a medical diagnosis, nemely Osteoarthritis with pain problem at the 23 Ilir Health Center Palembang, In February-March 2022. The data of this study were taken using questionnaires, interviews and pain assessment. The analysis was carried our descriptively and presented in a narrative manner. Result: The result showed that client 1 and 2 regarding chronic pain problems showed that after the implementation of warm ginger compresses for 4 weeks, it was carried out times a week. So that the compress is given 8 times with duration of 15 minutes, there is a decrease in the pain scale in client 1 which was initially on a scale of 5 ans client 2 on a scale of 6 was able to decrease by 3 points. Conclusion: Implementation of ginger warm compress can reduce chronic pain in Osteoarthritis sufferers. Keywords: Osteoarthritis, Chronic pain, Ginger warm compress Latar belakang: Osteoarthritis merupakan penyakit sendi degeneratif yang menyebabkan peradangan pada sendi dikarenakan gesekan antar tulang satu sama lain sehingga menyebabkan nyeri dan pembatasan gerakan pada sendi. Masalah yang dirasakan adalah nyeri persendian. Nyeri Osteoarthritis yang dirakasakan dapat dikurangi dengan pemberian non-farmakologis melalui implementasi kompres hangat jahe. Metode: Desain penelitian yang digunakan yaitu deskritif dalam bentuk study kasus, sampel yang diambil sebanyak 2 orang dengan diagnosa medis yaitu Osteoarthritis dengan masalah nyeri di Puskesmas 23 Ilir Palembang, pada bulan Februari-Maret 2022. Data penelitian ini diambil dengan menggunakan kuesinoner, wawancara dan penilaian nyeri. Analisis dilakukan secara deskriptif dan disajikan secara naratif. Hasil: Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa klien 1 dan klien 2 mengenai masalah nyeri kronis menununjukkan bahwa setelah dilakukan implementasi kompres hangat jahe selama 4 minggu, seminggu dilakukan 2 kali. Sehingga kompres diberikan sebanyak 8 kali dengan durasi 15 menit terjadi penurunan skala nyeri pada klien 1 yang awalnya berada di skala 5 dan klien 2 skala 6 mampu turun sebanyak 3 poin. Kesimpulan: Implementasi kompres hangat jahe dapat mengurangi nyeri kronis pada penderita Osteoarthritis. Kata Kunci: Osteoarthritis, Nyeri kronis, Kompres hangat jahe
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