Effects of resistance exercises and complex decongestive therapy on arm function and muscular strength in breast cancer related lymphedema

Lymphology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 184-196

  Do, J H ^a   Kim, W ^a   Cho, Y K ^a   Lee, J ^a   Song, E J ^a   Chun, Y M ^a   Jeon, Jaeyong ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; CDT; Complex decongestive therapy; Exercise; Lymphedema severity; Quality of life; Randomized trial; Resistance band; TheraBand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARM VOLUME; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER RELATED LYMPHEDEMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPLEX DECONGESTIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITIES OF THE ARM, SHOULDER AND HAND (SCORE); DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; WARM UP; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ARM; BREAST NEOPLASMS; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY;

ARM; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

EID: 84973644385     PISSN: 00247766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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