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Abstract

  Hypertension is a major and serious problem because it often goes undetected for years. When symptoms appear, hypertension has become a disease that requires lifelong treatment, the treatment is quite expensive and takes a long time. If not treated properly, it will cause other problems such as complications of various organs, heart, kidneys, brain, eyes. Hypertension can also cause permanent disability and sudden death. Warm water/Hydrotherapy is a non-pharmacological therapy with a treatment method using warm water where heat transfer from warm water to the body causes dilation of blood vessels that can relieve painful conditions and provide a relaxing effect on the body and can reduce muscle tension. It is a therapy method with a low-tech approach that relies on the body's responses to water. This case study aims to apply foot soaks using galangal water to lower blood pressure in Lampuuk Village, Kuta Baro, Aceh Besar. The design of this case study is a case study with a nursing process approach. The case study was conducted from September 4 to September 11, 2024. The results after soaking feet in warm galangal water every morning for 7 consecutive days with a water temperature of 38-40ºC with a limit above the ankle for 20 minutes showed a decrease in blood pressure,before and after the warm galangal water foot soak therapy for 7 days, with results of 120/80 mmHg. The conclusion obtained with the intervention using warm galangal water foot soak therapy has proven effective in reducing blood pressure from 177/110 to 122/80 for 7 days. Suggestions for the elderly who suffer from hypertension are expected to provide motivation and encouragement to the elderly to utilize non-pharmacological therapies such as providing foot soak therapy using galangal water in overcoming hypertension or high blood pressure and carried out regularly, so that the program continues to run to the follow-up plan, namely the intervention of providing foot soaks using galangal water.