A qualitative assessment of upper quarter dysfunction reported by physical therapists treated for breast cancer or treating breast cancer sequelae

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1367-1378

  Levangie, Pamela K ^a   Santasier, Anita M ^b   Stout, Nicole L ^c   Pfalzer, Lucinda ^d  

^a MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasm; Physical therapy; Qualitative research; Shoulder dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL SENSATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT LIMITATION; PAIN; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANGE OF MOTION; RECREATION; SHOULDER; SOFT TISSUE; SOFT TISSUE FLEXIBILITY; SPORT; UPPER QUARTER DYSFUNCTION; WEAKNESS;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPISTS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SURVIVORS;

EID: 80051583880     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-010-0959-x     Document Type: Article

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