Could Kinesio tape replace the bandage in decongestive lymphatic therapy for breast-cancer-related lymphedema? A pilot study

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1353-1360

  Tsai, Han Ju ^a   Hung, Hsiu Chuan ^a   Yang, Jing Lan ^b   Huang, Chiun Sheng ^c   Tsauo, Jau Yih ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bandage; Breast cancer related lymphedema; Decongestive lymphatic therapy; Taping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECONGESTIVE LYMPHATIC THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIO TAPE; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN CARE; THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATER CONTENT;

ARM; BANDAGES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DRAINAGE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHEDEMA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; PRESSURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350192122     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-009-0592-8     Document Type: Article

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