Physiotherapy for the functioning of breast cancer patients : studies of the effectiveness of physiotherapy methods and exercise, of the content and timing of postoperative education and of the experienced functioning and disability
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2005Discipline
FysioterapiaThese studies were undertaken to create a broader understanding of the effectiveness of physiotherapy methods and exercise, and to evaluate the requirements, content and timing of physiotherapy services after breast cancer surgery.The first study, critical review and meta-analysis, showed that with shoulder movements after breast cancer surgery the whole range of motion movements should be delayed for several days. The review indicates that methods of lymphedema therapy are various, but only some have scientific support for their effectiveness. The use of an elastic sleeve is supported by the studies. Lymph massage alone has not been studied, and the effect of exercise on the prevention and treatment of lymphedema is still unclear. Exercise therapy had some positive effects on the functioning of breast cancer patients. Aerobic exercise was safe, had a positive effect on quality of life, decreased fatigue and increased well-being. In the second cross-sectional study, it was found that the post-operative education of breast cancer patients was limited and even conflicting. Some patients are educated to use their upper limb as before operation and some are warned to place no load on it. For almost half of the patients the hospital period was the only time they were informed of this matter. The third, follow-up, study showed that breast cancer patients experience numerous impairments after surgery, most of them remaining constant one year post-operatively. Numerous activity limitations and participation restrictions were also reported. In the fourth study, a randomized clinical trial, individually adjusted therapeutic exercise had various positive effects on the upper body and limb structures and functions, on the experienced impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions.
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Anne Kärki tutki väitöskirjassaan rintasyöpäleikattujen toimintakykyä, fysioterapeuttien antamaa ohjausta ja fysioterapiassa käytettävien menetelmien vaikuttavuutta.Kärki selvitti Satakunnan alueella rintasyöpäleikattujen kokemuksia sairaalavaiheen ohjauksesta. - Potilaat muistivat pääasiassa ohjeita yläraajan liikkuvuuden harjoittamisesta ja yläraajan käytöstä. Vähiten ohjausta he kokivat saaneensa yläraajan turvotuksen ehkäisystä ja hoidosta sekä yläraajaan voiman harjoittamisesta. Ohjauksen sisällössä näkyi ristiriitaa, osaa potilaista oli varoitettu kuormittamasta yläraajaa, esimerkiksi varoitettu nostamisesta, kantamisesta ja raskaan työn tekemisestä. Osalle oli ohjattu yläraajan normaali käyttö. Ohjauksen ristiriita voi johtua potilaita ohjanneiden erilaisista käsityksistä tai etteivät potilaat muista saamaansa ohjausta tai ole ymmärtäneet ohjausta, Kärki kuvailee.- Leikkauksen jälkeinen ohjaus tulisi suunnitella uudelleen moniammatillisessa työryhmässä ja toteuttaa osana rintasyöpäleikattujen seurantaohjelmaa. Ohjaus tulisi suunnitella ja tulevaisuudessa päivittää tutkitun tiedon perusteella systemaattisesti, Kärki suosittaa.
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