Prognosis of the upper limb following surgery and radiation for breast cancer

Lee, Teresa S.; Kilbreath, Sharon L.; Refshauge, Kathryn M.; Herbert, Robert D.; Beith, Jane

doi:10.1007/s10549-007-9710-9

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“…2 Another systematic review indicated that the prevalence of shoulder and arm pain is between 9% and 68% and that pain persists in more than 20% of patients at 30 months after surgery. 8 The causes of shoulder pain related to breast cancer are thought to include muscle tightness, neurogenic pain due to lymph node removal, axillary cording, edema formation, and adhesive capsulitis resulting from restricted shoulder motion. 9 Recent research has indicated that physiotherapy interventions after breast cancer surgery are effective in improving shoulder ROM and function as well as reducing the occurrence of lymphedema and improving quality of life.…”

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The Efficacy of Exercise Therapy in Reducing Shoulder Pain Related to Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review

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Cheifetz

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Purpose: Recent research indicates that physiotherapy interventions, such as exercise and manual therapy, may be effective in decreasing the frequency of side effects linked with breast cancer treatment, including fatigue, pain, nausea, and decreased quality of life. This systematic review aims to determine the efficacy of exercise therapy in reducing shoulder pain related to breast cancer treatment and to identify outcome measures that can be used to assess shoulder pain in this population. Methods: A systematic review of the current literature was conducted using portals such as the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro), the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE (1996 to April 2011), and Allied and Complementary Medicine (AMED) (1985 to April 2011). Databases were searched for relevant studies published up to April 2011. Participants in relevant studies were adults (≥18 years of age) with a primary diagnosis of breast cancer at any point during the treatment of their disease. Results: Six articles were independently appraised by two blinded reviewers. Six studies met the inclusion criteria, each analyzing different types of exercise—shoulder/arm/scapular strengthening/stabilization, postural exercises, general exercises and conditioning, shoulder range-of-motion exercises, and lymphedema exercises—with respect to their efficacy in reducing shoulder pain related to breast cancer treatment. Conclusions: Results suggest that exercise targeting shoulder pain related to breast cancer treatment may be effective. However, definitive conclusions cannot be drawn due to the lack of methodological quality and homogeneity of the studies included. Clinicians should use valid outcome measures, such as the visual analogue scale and brief pain inventory, to evaluate the effectiveness of this treatment.

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The Efficacy of Exercise Therapy in Reducing Shoulder Pain Related to Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review

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Smith

Cheifetz

et al. 2013

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“…Giderek artan meme kanserli kadın sayısı ile birlikte tedavi yan etkilerinin morbiditesini saptamak ve azaltmak yüksek önceliğe sahip olup son yıllarda araştırmaların odağı haline gelmiştir (21).…”

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Meme Cerrahisi ve Aksiller Diseksiyon Uygulanan Meme Kanserli Hastalarda Üst Ekstremite Problemlerinin Sıklığı ve Yaşam Kalitesine Etkisi

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2013

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Sum maryAim: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of upper extremity problems in patients who had undergone breast cancer surgery, to compare the risk factors associated with these problems and to investigate their effects on quality of life. Materials and Methods: One hundred thirty-two patients who had undergone either modified radical mastectomy or breast conserving surgery (lumpectomy) were enrolled to the study. Lymphedema, shoulder pain and restriction of shoulder motion were considered as upper extremity problems. Type of surgery, body mass index (BMI), radiotherapy, chemotherapy, disease stage and dominant hand involvement were recorded. The World Health Organisation (WHO) Quality of Life-BREF-Turkish Version (WHOQOL-BREF-TR) was used for the assessment of quality of life. Results: Shoulder pain was the most common symptom (45.5%), followed by lymphedema (34.8%) and shoulder motion restriction (22%). No significant relation was found between lymphedema and age, type of surgery, restriction of shoulder motion, pain and dominant hand involvement. Increased BMI, treatment with chemotherapy or radiotherapy, advanced-disease stage and lymph node involvement were associated with lymphedema (p< 0.05). It was seen that doing regular exercise had positive effect on lymphedema, pain and shoulder motion restriction reduction ( p<0.05). Lymphedema, pain and shoulder motion restriction were related with physical and psychological subgroups of WHOQOL-BREF TR, whereas shoulder motion restriction was also associated with the environmental subgroup (p<0.05). When Özet Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı meme kanseri nedeniyle cerrahi uygulanan hastalarda üst ekstremite problemlerinin görülme sıklığının saptanması, bu problemlerle ilişkili risk faktörlerinin karşılaştırılması ve yaşam kalitesi üzerine etkilerini araştırmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Modifiye radikal mastektomi veya meme koruyucu cerrahi (lumpektomi) uygulanan 132 hasta çalışmaya dahil edildi. Üst ekstremite problemleri olarak lenfödem, omuz ağrısı, omuz hareket kısıtlılığı değerlendirildi. Ayrıca operasyon şekli, vücut kitle indeksi (VKİ), kemoterapi (KT), radyoterapi (RT), hastalık evresi, lenf nodu tutulumu, yaş, dominant elin tutulumu kaydedildi. Yaşam kalitesi ölçeği olarak Dünya Sağlık Örgütü Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği Türkçe kısa formu (WHOQOL-BREF TR) kullanıldı. Bulgular: Hastalarda en sık görülen semptom olan omuzda ağrıyı (%45,5), lenfödem (%34,8) ve omuzda hareket kısıtlılığı (%22) takip etmekteydi. Yaş, operasyon şekli, omuzda hareket kısıtlılığı, ağrı varlığı ve dominant elin tutulumu ile lenfödem arasında anlamlı ilişki saptanmazken, artmış VKİ, KT-RT tedavisi almış olma, ileri hastalık evresi, lenf nodu tutulumu varlığı lenfödem olan grupta daha yüksekti (p<0,05). Düzenli egzersiz yapmanın lenfödem, ağrı ve hareket kısıtlılığını azaltma yönünde etkili bir faktör olduğu görüldü (p<0,05). Lenfödem, ağrı ve omuz hareket kısıtlılığının WHOQOL-BREF TR'nin bedensel, ruhsal alt alanları üzerine, omuz hareket kısıtlılığının ayrıca çevre alt alanı ü...

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“…Physiotherapeutic treatment concomitant to radiotherapy is very important, because it minimizes the side effects, such as subcutaneous fibrosis, limitations on shoulder range of motion, muscle weakness and pains (Lee et al, 2008). In outpatient rehabilitation, in addition to individualized attendance, it is also undertaken in collective groups.…”

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