Upper limb progressive resistance training and stretching exercises following surgery for early breast cancer: A randomized controlled trial

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 667-676

  Kilbreath, Sharon L ^a   Refshauge, Kathryn M ^a   Beith, Jane M ^b   Ward, Leigh C ^a,c   Lee, Mijoung ^a   Simpson, Judy M ^d   Hansen, Ross ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arm; Lymphedema; Physical therapy; Shoulder; Strengthening

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACYCLINE; DOCETAXEL; PACLITAXEL;

ADULT; AGE; ARM; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICES; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT FUNCTION; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; STRETCHING EXERCISE;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84863718839     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: 15737217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-012-1964-1     Document Type: Article

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