Manual lymphatic drainage therapy in patients with breast cancer related lymphoedema
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...If the breasts are swollen, as in engorgement and mastitis, massage is often combined with steps facilitating fluid mobilization.(16) The mother is reclined....
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...discomfort, social isolation [12], reduced quality of life [12,13] and higher incidence of erysipelas [12,14]....
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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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