Background:Nowadays patients demand quality and safe hospital care. Quality of care depends on the roles of the government as quality of care regulator, hospital management, health care providers, patients, and the community. The study aimed to examine the effects of patient and physioterapist characteristics on perceived quality of physiotherapy care. Subjects and Method: This was an observational analytic study with crosssectional design. The study was conducted at Dr. Moewardi Hospital, Surakarta, Central Java, from June to July, 2017. A total sample of 122 physiotherapy patients were selected for this study using exhaustive sampling. The dependent variable was quality of physiotherapy care. The independent variables were patient's education and income, duration of treatment, insurance status, years of services, physiotherapist training, and salary. The data were collected using a set of questionnaire and analyzed by multiple linier regression.Results: The quality of physiotherapist care was affected by patient's income (b= -0.18; 95% CI= -0.35 to 0.001; p= 0.052), patients education (b= -3.32; 95% CI= -6.59 to 0.04; p= 0.047), duration of treatment (b= -0.07; 95% CI= -0.14 to -0.01; p= 0.020), insurance status (b= 3.41; 95% CI= 0.15 to 6.68; p= 0.041), years of services (b= 0.55; 95% CI= 0.15 to 0.97; p= 0.010), physiotherapist training (b= 0.90; 95% CI= 0.09 to 1.71; p= 0.030), and salary (b= 0.38; 95% CI= -0.12 to 0.77; p= 0.061). Conclusion: Quality of physiotherapist care is affected by patient's income, patients education, duration of treatment, insurance status, years of services, physiotherapist training, and salary.

Background:Nowadays patients demand quality and safe hospital care. Quality of care depends on the roles of the government as quality of care regulator, hospital management, health care providers, patients, and the community. The study aimed to examine the effects of patient and physioterapist characteristics on perceived quality of physiotherapy care. Subjects and Method: This was an observational analytic study with cross-sectional design. The study was conducted at Dr. Moewardi Hospital, Surakarta, Central Java, from June to July, 2017. A total sample of 122 physiotherapy patients were selected for this study using exhaustive sampling. The dependent variable was quality of physiotherapy care. The independent variables were patient's education and income, duration of treatment, insurance status, years of services, physiotherapist training, and salary. The data were collected using a set of questionnaire and analyzed by multiple linier regression.Results: The quality of physiotherapist care was affected by patient's income (b= -0.18; 95% CI= -0.35 to 0.001; p= 0.052), patients education (b= -3.32; 95% CI= -6.59 to 0.04; p= 0.047), duration of treatment (b= -0.07; 95% CI= -0.14 to -0.01; p= 0.020), insurance status (b= 3.41; 95% CI= 0.15 to 6.68; p= 0.041), years of services (b= 0.55; 95% CI= 0.15 to 0.97; p= 0.010), physiotherapist training (b= 0.90; 95% CI= 0.09 to 1.71; p= 0.030), and salary (b= 0.38; 95% CI= -0.12 to 0.77; p= 0.061). Conclusion: Quality of physiotherapist care is affected by patient's income, patients education, duration of treatment, insurance status, years of services, physiotherapist training, and salary.

Background:The non-specific low back pain (LBP) is a frequent problem faced by the majority of people at some point in their lifetime. Exercise therapy has been advocated an effective treatment for chronic low back pain. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of McKenzie's exercises and core stability exercises for pain relief in patients with LBP. Subjects and Method: This was a randomized control trial (RCT) conducted at Dr. Soeradji Tirtonegoro Hospital, Klaten, Central Java from August to September 2017. A sample of 32 patients were randomized into two groups: 16 patients received Mc Kenzie exercise and 16 patients received core stability exercise. The independent variable was pain treatment (McKenzie exercise vs. core stability exercise). The dependent variable was non-specific LBP. LBP was measured by visual analog scale (VAS). The difference in mean reduction of non-specific LBP between the two groups was tested by independent t test. Results: The difference in the non-specific LBP reduction after treatment in the Mc Kenzie exercise group (Mean= 34.81; SD= 9.61) was higher than in the core stability group (Mean= 26.88; SD= 7.60) and it was statistically significant (p=0.015). Conclusion:The Mc Kenzie exercise is more effective than core stability exercise to reduce non-specific low back pain.

Background: Shortening of the hamstring muscles results in pain, limited range of motion, postural instability, and abnormal gait, which effect on daily activities. Muscle energy technique provides a solution to shortening the hamstring muscles by improving muscle flexibility. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of muscle energy technique in increasing hamstring muscle flexibility in adolescents. Subjects and Method: This was a quasi-experiment pretest-posttest without a control group conducted at No. 1 High School Jogonalan, Klaten, Central Java in April 2018. A total of 30 students was selected with purposive sampling method in which one student dropped out. The dependent variable was flexibility of hamstring muscle. The independent variable was muscle energy technique training. The flexibility of hamstring muscle was measured by back saver sit and reach test. Data were analyzed by Wilcoxon test. Results: Flexibility of hamstring muscle was higher after muscle energy technique (Mean= 39.92; SD= 4.24) than before (Mean= 30.14; SD= 3.59), and it was statistically significant (p <0.001). Conclusion: Muscle energy technique increases flexibility of hamstring muscle. Muscle exercise technique can be used to improve hamstring muscle flexibility. Keywords: muscle energy technique, flexibility, hamstring muscle, adolescents Correspondence: Afif Ghufroni. Physiotherapy Study Program, School of Health Polytechnics, Surakarta, Indonesia. Email: apip.physio@gmail.com. Mobile: +6285725000769. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.02.29