Application of Ling Tien Kung Movement Technique in Reducing Diabetes Mellitus in Elderly

Abstract

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) in the elderly is a disease with blood glucose levels increasing from the normal value affected by the insulin hormone. As the age increases, the risk of DM increases, due to a decrease in physiology and biochemistry in the body's system. Therapy or solutions that can be done to overcome diabetes in the elderly can be done pharmacological or non-pharmacological. One of the non-pharmacological therapies is by doing the Ling Tien Kung movement. The Ling Ting Kung movement is a therapy centered on anal training, "empet-empet anus" and "tiptoeing". The general objective of this research was to determine the results of the Application of Ling Tien Kung Movement Technique in Reducing Diabetes Mellitus in the Elderly. This research method is quantitative analytical research with the approach of one group pretest post-test design. The population in this research were all participants of the Ling Tien Kung movement technique in Aryo Bebangah Sidoarjo club in the amount of 52 people, the sampling technique used was total sampling in accordance with the criteria of inclusion and exclusion, so that 48 people were obtained. Retrieval of data using observation before and after doing Ling Tien Kung movement therapy for two months. The data were tested for validity using the product moment validity test method. To find out the validity of using the reference r table = 0.285 (for N = 48 respondents). From the results of the validity test it is known that r count = 0.831 (for N = 48 respondents), it can be concluded that the data is valid because r count > r table. The results obtained by the chi square reliability test value of x count = 6.154 which is greater than the value of x table = 3.841 (for N = 48 respondents). So it can be concluded that the Ling Tien Kung movement technique affects the decrease in blood sugar levels in the respondents.

Correlation between Regular Ling Tien Kung Exercise and Uric Acid Level in the Elderly

“…Uric acid has been identified for more than two centuries, but some pathophysiological effects of this substance remain unclear (Puddu et al, 2012). One of the exercises that may be used to help decreasing uric acid level in the blood is Ling Tien Kung Ling Exercise which is a series of movement techniques that activate natural healing energy (Ningrum et al, 2019). This exercise focuses on stretching that will stimulate chi energy to decrease Adrenocorticotropin hormone released by pituitary anterior.…”