A randomised controlled trial of two programmes of shoulder exercise following axillary node dissection for invasive breast cancer

Physiotherapy

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 265-273

  Todd, Jacquelyne ^a,f   Scally, Andy ^b   Dodwell, David ^c,f   Horgan, Kieran ^d,f   Topping, Annie ^e  

^a Wharfedale General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Northern and Yorkshire Clinical Trials and Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

^d LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^f LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axillary node dissection; Breast cancer related lymphoedema; Health related quality of life; Randomised controlled trial; Shoulder function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM EXERCISE; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; WOUND DRAINAGE;

EID: 67649406208     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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