Analysis of physical therapy treatment in post-mastectomy sensitivity disorder — Breast cancer is a cellular anomaly that can occur due to several factors, both environmental and the body itself. Cancer is one of the most important diseases that are increasing each year and C Lopes,TP Machado,DM...
POST-MASTECTOMY PHYSICAL THERAPY PROGRAM AT THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIAdoi:10.1097/01893697-198604020-00006Edwards, Donna G.Rehabilitation Oncology
There is a lot of change to adapt to. Surgical changes such as a mastectomy or ostomy are new variables to account for. Changes in the frequency of sex may create conflict or introduce a barrier that had not previously existed in the relationship. Understandably, people can get stuck in how...
This study reports a dosimetric comparison between treatment plans using static jaw and jaw tracking techniques in intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT). Seventeen patients treated for left-sided breast cancer with implant-based reconstruction were subjecte...
PSs can result not just from amputation of an extremity but also excision of other body parts such as the breast after mastectomy, which is estimated to occur in approximately 25% of individuals.19 Telescoping refers to the perception of progressive shortening of the amputated limb, which results...
Analysis of physical therapy treatment in post-mastectomy sensitivity disorder— Breast cancer is a cellular anomaly that can occur due to several factors, both environmental and the body itself. Cancer is one of the most important diseases that are increasing each year and...
(2019). Utilization of Physical Therapy Services for Post-Mastectomy Patients: A Prevalence Study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Volume 100, Issue 12, e210 Objective. To determine the prevalence of mastectomy patients receiving physical therapy services and the duration the patients ...
Decongestive therapyExercisePost-mastectomy pain syndromeQuality of LifeOur meta-analyses found that exercise is beneficial for improving the QoL and pain severity of women with PMPS. Future studies are needed to determine the optimal parameters for exercise interventions designed to improve QoL and ...
RESULT: This study showed the influence of early physical therapy of the upper arm on recovery postoperative mastectomy patients at p-value = 0.000 (p <0.05). CONCLUSION: Multifactorial physical therapy (i.e. stretching, exercises) and active exercises were practical to ...
The presence of postmastectomy lymphedema and a plethora of warnings regarding precautions to be taken with the lymphedematous limb lead to questions whether it is safe to undergo surgical procedures to that limb. This report describes the case of a woman with a history of breast cancer related ...