Manual lymphatic drainage therapy in patients with breast cancer related lymphoedema
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...MLD is based on facilitating the passage of lymph from affected to unaffected areas of the body[39]....
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...[53] Martín, ML, Hernández, MA, Avendaño, C, Rodriguez F, Martinez H (2011)....
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...It is caused by a defect in the lymphatic system and characterised by an abnormal increase in tissue proteins, oedema, chronic inflammation and fibrosis (Purushotam et al, 2007; Martin et al, 2011)....
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...Problems associated with lymphoedema include: pain, altered sensations such as discomfort and heaviness, difficulties with physical mobility, physiological distress, recurrent infections and social isolation [3,4]....
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...In a study in which 744 patients with breast cancer were assessed with these quality of life scales, some imbalances regarding the quality of life in those patients with lymphoedema were found [ 8 ]....
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...On the other hand, the fact that CPT implies several techniques (manual lymph drainage, skin care and multilayer compression bandaging followed by a compression garment to reduce oedema and therapeutic exercises) makes it difficult to recognize which of them is the truly effective one in the treatment of lymphoedema [ 12-14 ]....
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