Resultados: 2

Supervised physical therapy in women treated with radiotherapy for breast cancer

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the effect of physical therapy on the range of motion of the shoulders and perimetry of the upper limbs in women treated with radiotherapy for breast cancer. Methods: a total of 35 participants were randomized into two groups, with 18 in the control group (CG) and 17 i...

Physiotherapy treatments for breast cancer-related lymphedema: a literature review

Rev. latinoam. enferm; 17 (5), 2009
Breast cancer is the second most frequent cancer among women. Surgery is part of the therapeutic process to prevent metastases, but it can also cause some complications, including lymphedema. Physiotherapy contributes to its treatment, using different techniques that have been developed over the years. T...