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Date Published: 29/10/2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v543i3.11549
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Vol. 543 No. 3 (2024)
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Hà, T. P., Nguyễn, D. H., & Phạm, V. M. (2024). RESULTS OF RESISTANCE EXERCISE AND DRAINAGE MASSAGE ON LYMPHEDEMA PATIENTS AFTER BREAST CANCER SURGERY. Vietnam Medical Journal, 543(3). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v543i3.11549

RESULTS OF RESISTANCE EXERCISE AND DRAINAGE MASSAGE ON LYMPHEDEMA PATIENTS AFTER BREAST CANCER SURGERY

Thị Phương Hà, Duy Hương Nguyễn, Văn Minh Phạm

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Objective: Results of resistance exercise and drainage massage on lymphedema in patients after breast cancer surgery. Subjects and methods: Prospective, clinical trial, comparison before and after treatment, no control group on 20 patients with lymphedema after breast cancer surgery received intervention with resistance exercise and manual lymphatic drainage at K Hospital - Tan Trieu facility. Results: After 2 weeks of intervention, the average arm volume decreased by 204.8 ml and after 4 weeks it was 331.26 ml. The average difference in the initial arm volume was 441.8 ml, after 2 weeks and 4 weeks of intervention the average difference in the arm volume decreased to 237.02 ml and 110.45 ml respectively. The improvement in DASH score for upper limb function of the shoulder, arm, and hand after 2 weeks increased by 1.26 points, after 4 weeks it was 2.56 points. The difference in volume improvement, reduction in bilateral arm volume difference, and DASH score is statistically significant with p < 0.01. Conclusion: Two methods of resistance exercise and drainage massage help patients with lymphedema after breast cancer surgery improve arm circumference and shoulder, arm, and hand function

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Lymphedema, resistance exercise, drainage massage, breast cancer surgery

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