Pre-operative assessment enables early diagnosis and recovery of shoulder function in patients with breast cancer.

ABSTRACT: In order to determine the extent and time course of upper limb impairment and dysfunction in women being treated for breast cancer (BC), and followed prospectively, a novel physical therapy surveillance model post-treatment was used. Subjects included adult women with newly diagnosed, untreated, unilateral, Stage I to III BC, and normal physiological and biomechanical shoulder function. Subjects were excluded if they had a previous history of BC, or prior injury or surgery of the affected upper limb. Measurements included body weight, shoulder ranges of motion (ROM), manual muscle tests, pain levels, upper limb volume, and an upper limb disability questionnaire (ULDQ). Measurements were taken at baseline (pre-surgery), and 1, 3-6, and 12 months post-surgery. All subjects received pre-opera

SUBMITTER: Springer BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2940708 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature