Evidence Update: Water Exercise and Lymphedema
A recent study examined the effect of water versus land exercise in improving lymphedema. Eighty-eight eligible patients with secondary lymphedema after breast or gynecological cancer participated in this controlled clinical intervention study. Patients participated in either a water-based or land-based exercise program. Researchers measured subject’s arm volume, as well as BMI, function, well-being and body image. In patients […]
Evidence Update: Resistance Training Reduces Fatigue and Increases Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors
A recent study examined the benefits of resistance training (as an adjunct to usual care) on quality of life and fatigue in breast cancer survivors. Subjects in the study were 39 breast cancer survivors, with an average age of 52 years and average time since diagnosis of 12 months. Fatigue and quality of life were measured with […]
Evidence Update: Body Image and Sexuality after Breast Cancer
A recent review of research examined the relationship between breast cancer and body image and sexuality. Breast cancer treatment commonly alters a woman’s reproductive and sexual functioning, body integrity, and the ways in which she self-identifies as a sexual being. Research has shown that women with breast cancer experience significantly greater rates of sexual dysfunction and poorer body image than do healthy […]
Evidence Update: Lymphedema and Shoulder Pain
TurningPoint clinicians have long been aware that there is a relationship between long-standing lymphedema and shoulder pain and problems. In a study published last month, researchers in Korea examined the relationship between lymphedema and shoulder joint changes in breast cancer patients. Forty-seven breast cancer patients with lymphedema were assessed. The duration of the arm swelling […]
