Comparison of circumference of women’s upper limbs after radical breast amputation subjected and not subjected to early professional rehabilitation
Journal Title: Fizjoterapia Polska - Year 2013, Vol 13, Issue 4
Abstract
Removing the lymphatic system of the armpit during the radical mastectomy hinders the outflow of lymph from the upper limb. Aim of the work. The aim of this report is to compare the circumference of women’s upper limbs post-surgical breast cancer undergone to early professional and unprofessional rehabilitation. Material and methods. A group of 146 members of Amazon Club subjected to radical breast amputation by Maddens methods between 2002-2009, have been evaluated. 71 patients from Malopolska (M group) were operated on in the Oncological Centre of Krakow (OCK) and 75 from Świętokrzyskie (Ś group) were operated on in the Świętokrzyskie Oncological Centre in Kielce (SCO). For all the patients the same, standard oncological procedures were used. The only significant difference between the medical centres was the method of conducting early post operative rehabilitation. In the M group it was conducted by trained nurses and volunteers of Amazon Club and the patients continued their exercises on their own at home. In Ś group a complex rehabilitation in the stationary conditions was conducted by professional physiotherapists. Data of all the women have been obtained including the patients' age, past treatment and rehabilitation or the circumference of upper limbs were done. Women from both groups (M i S) were compared regarding antropometric features, past treatment and circumference of upper limbs and development of lymphedema. Results. In spite of the considerable difference in the method of early postoperative rehabilitation the patients from M i S did not differ significantly as regards circumference of their upper limbs, occurrence and volume lymphedema on the operated side.Conclusions:1. At women after radical mastectomy subjected to the early professional and unprofessional rehabilitation, in the late period of observation, the circumference of their upper limbs were the similar. 2. In both groups M i S the percentage of women with lymphedema was low.
Authors and Affiliations
Elżbieta Niedbała, Leszek Kołodziejski
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP65733
- DOI -
- Views 72
- Downloads 0
Wpływ krioterapii ogólnoustrojowej na podstawowe parametry hemodynamiczne pacjentów ze schorzeniami narządu ruchu
Wstęp. Krioterapia ogólnoustrojowa to coraz częściej stosowana metoda fizykalna w rehabilitacji. Zabiegi te polegają na stymulacji ciała temperaturami poniżej -100ºC. Najczęściej krioterapia stosowana jest w leczeniu sch...
POSTRZEGANIE PRZEBIEGU PIONU I POZIOMU U DZIECI Z NIEPRAWIDŁOWĄ POSTAWĄ CIAŁA
[b]Wstęp.[/b] Prawidłowa postawa ciała zależy m.in. od właściwego przetwarzania i interpretacji informacji sensorycznych pochodzących przede wszystkim z proprioceptorów. W utrzymywaniu pionowego układu ciała istotną rolę...
REHABILITATION OF LARYNGECTOMIZED PATIENTS - EVALUATION OF PHYSICAL FITNESS AND CAPACITY
[b]Background.[/b] Patients after total laryngectomy are usualy less physically active than other groups of patients treated for cancer. The limitation of physical activity after laryngectomy is the result of the inabili...
Ocena odległa wybranych parametrów obręczy barkowej oraz jakości życia u kobiet po mastektomii
Celem pracy była ocena jakości życia oraz rodzaju powikłań pooperacyjnych, wśród kobiet po operacji raka sutka. Materiał badawczy stanowiło 30 kobiet, należących do Krakowskiego (50%) i Tarnowskiego (50%) klubu ”Amazonek...
USG-feedback – novelty in Polish physiotherapy
Ultrasounds have been used in the physiotherapy for a long time, however up till now their application was connected with the therapeutic process. They are applied in the treatment of pain syndromes, in the course of deg...