| Active exercises utilizing a facilitating device in the treatment of lymphedema resulting from breast cancer therapy. | |
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PMID: 21139989 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the reduction in volume of arm lymphedema secondary to breast cancer therapy utilizing an exercise facilitating device. Twenty-one women with arm lymphedema resulting from the surgical and radiotherapeutic treatment of breast cancer were randomly selected. Evaluation was made by water-displacement volumetry before and after each session. The patients were submitted to a series of active exercises using a facilitating device for four 12-minute sessions with intervals of 3 minutes between sessions in the sitting position with alignment of the spinal column. The lymphedematous arm was maintained under compression using a cotton-polyester sleeve. The active exercising device used was a mobile flexion bar fixed on a metal base at a height of 30 cm from the tabletop and at a distance of 10 cm from the patient's body. The paired t-test was utilized for statistical analysis with an alpha error of 5% (p-value ≤ 0.05) being considered significant. The initial mean volume of the arms was 2,089.9 and the final volume was 2,023.0 mL with a mean loss of 66.9 mL (p-value <0.001). In conclusion, active exercises utilizing facilitating devices can contribute to a reduction in size of lymphedematous limbs. |
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Maria de Fátima Guerreiro Godoy; Antonio Helio Oliani; Jose Maria Pereira de Godoy |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-11-18 |
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Title: German medical science : GMS e-journal Volume: 8 ISSN: 1612-3174 ISO Abbreviation: Ger Med Sci Publication Date: 2010 |
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Created Date: 2010-12-08 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101227686 Medline TA: Ger Med Sci Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: Doc31 Citation Subset: IM |
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Lato Sensu Post Graduation Course on Lymphovenous Rehabilitation of the Medicine School in São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP) and Research CAPES, Brazil. |
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