Comparison of intermittent pneumatic compression with manual lymphatic drainage for treatment of breast cancer-related lymphedema

Lymphatic Research and Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 129-135

  Gurdal, Sibel Ozkan ^a   Kostanoglu, Alis ^b   Cavdar, Ikbal ^c   Ozbas, Ayfer ^c   Cabioglu, Neslihan ^d   Ozcinar, Beyza ^e   Igci, Abdullah ^b   Muslumanoglu, Mahmut ^b   Ozmen, Vahit ^b  

^a NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d ACIBADEM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; ASES TEST; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EORTC QLQ 30 SCALE; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICE; KINESIOTHERAPY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; MANUAL LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SELF LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; SKIN CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; BODY SIZE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMPRESSION BANDAGES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866496163     PISSN: 15396851     EISSN: 15578585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lrb.2012.0002     Document Type: Article

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