Abstract
Background In the immediate post-operative period, breast cancer patients can face many problems including functional limitation of the shoulder, pain and depression. Aim of this study, comparing 2 groups of patients, one that underwent to a physical rehabilitation program (PRP) and one as a control group, is to evaluate: functional improvements of shoulder mobility, analgesic effect of PRP, improvements and/or worsening of quality of life (QoL).
Highlights
In the immediate post-operative period, breast cancer patients can face many problems including functional limitation of the shoulder, pain and depression
Aim of this study, comparing 2 groups of patients, one that underwent to a physical rehabilitation program (PRP) and one as a control group, is to evaluate: functional improvements of shoulder mobility, analgesic effect of PRP, improvements and/or worsening of quality of life (QoL)
Seventy women planned for axillary dissection were included in this study and randomly assigned to treated (TG) or control group (CG)
Summary
In the immediate post-operative period, breast cancer patients can face many problems including functional limitation of the shoulder, pain and depression. Aim of this study, comparing 2 groups of patients, one that underwent to a physical rehabilitation program (PRP) and one as a control group, is to evaluate: functional improvements of shoulder mobility, analgesic effect of PRP, improvements and/or worsening of quality of life (QoL)
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