Is it safe and efficacious for women with lymphedema secondary to breast cancer to lift heavy weights during exercise: A randomised controlled trial

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 413-424

  Cormie, Prue ^a   Pumpa, Kate ^b   Galvão, Daniel A ^a   Turner, Elizabeth ^b   Spry, Nigel ^a,c,d   Saunders, Christobel ^c,d   Zissiadis, Yvonne ^a,e   Newton, Robert U ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e Genesis Cancer Care   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Dose response relationship; Lymphedema; Resistance exercise; Weight lifting

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LYMPHEDEMA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR; WEIGHT BEARING; WEIGHT LIFTING;

AGED; ARM; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVORS; WEIGHT LIFTING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84881252613     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-013-0284-8     Document Type: Article

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