Jin-Hyuck Park1. 1. Department of Occupational Therapy, The Graduate School, Yonsei University, 1 Yonseidae-gil, Wonju, Gangwon-do, 220-710, Republic of Korea. roophy@naver.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This study was to investigate the effects of complex exercise on shoulder range of motion and pain for women with breast cancer-related lymphedema. METHODS:69 women participated in this study and then they were randomly allocated to complex exercise group (n = 35) or the conventional decongestive therapy group (n = 34). All subjects received 8 sessions for 4 weeks. To identify the effects on shoulder range of motion and pain, goniometer and visual analog scale were used, respectively. The outcome measurements were performed before and after the 4 week intervention. RESULTS: After 4 weeks, complex exercise group had greater improvements in shoulder range of motion and pain compared with the conventional decongestive therapy group (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: These results suggest that complex exercise is beneficial to improve shoulder range of motion as well as pain of the women with breast cancer-related lymphedema. Complex exercise would be useful to improve shoulder range of motion and pain of the women with breast cancer-related lymphedema.
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BACKGROUND: This study was to investigate the effects of complex exercise on shoulder range of motion and pain for women with breast cancer-related lymphedema. METHODS: 69 women participated in this study and then they were randomly allocated to complex exercise group (n = 35) or the conventional decongestive therapy group (n = 34). All subjects received 8 sessions for 4 weeks. To identify the effects on shoulder range of motion and pain, goniometer and visual analog scale were used, respectively. The outcome measurements were performed before and after the 4 week intervention. RESULTS: After 4 weeks, complex exercise group had greater improvements in shoulder range of motion and pain compared with the conventional decongestive therapy group (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: These results suggest that complex exercise is beneficial to improve shoulder range of motion as well as pain of the women with breast cancer-related lymphedema. Complex exercise would be useful to improve shoulder range of motion and pain of the women with breast cancer-related lymphedema.
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Keywords:
Breast cancer; Complex exercise; Lymphedema; Pain; Shoulder range of motion
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