Analysis and relationship between the volume of upper limb lymphoedema and pressure pain threshold, neural range of motion, pain intensity, kinesiophobia, pain hypervigilance and catastrophizing in breast cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lymphedema of the upper limbs and persistent pain are frequent sequelae after surgical treatment of breast cancer.

Aim

The aim of this paper was to analyze the upper limb volume, pressure pain threshold, neural range of motion, pain intensity, kinesiophobia, pain hypervigilance and catastrophizing in patients with and without lymphoedema after breast cancer surgery. Secondly, we aimed to investigated the association between upper limb volume and these variables.

Design

Descriptive observational study.

Setting

Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Granada.

Population

Fifty-eight post-surgical breast cancer survivors, 29 with upper limb lymphoedema and 29 without lymphoedema.

Methods

We measured upper limb volume (perimetric met

SUBMITTER: Almagro-Cespedes I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11559258 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature