2017
DOI: 10.21608/msnj.2017.187712
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Effect of Early Upper Limb Exercises on Reducing its Disabilities and Improving Self-Esteem among Mastectomy Patients

Abstract: Background: Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women across the world. The majority of women diagnosed with the disease undergo surgery. Many patients suffer from upper limb impairments that result from mastectomy may interfere with some women's ability to resume normal physical function lead to significant psychological morbidity e.g low self-esteem. The basic goal of nursing care for patients who have had a mastectomy is to return the patient to normal life in the shortest period of time … Show more

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“…Female having neck pain showed low pain intensity than breast cancer survivors 17 . An De Groef conducted a study in 2018 to highlight the myofascial trigger points contribution in upper extremity pain of breast cancer survivors 18 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Female having neck pain showed low pain intensity than breast cancer survivors 17 . An De Groef conducted a study in 2018 to highlight the myofascial trigger points contribution in upper extremity pain of breast cancer survivors 18 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%