1BPT Student, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Karad, Satara, Maharashtra
2Professor, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Karad, Satara, Maharashtra
3Associate Professor, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Karad, Satara, Maharashtra
*Corresponding author: Ms. Amisha Anil Alande BPT Student, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Karad-415110, Satara, Maharashtra. Email id: amishaalande6@yahoo.com
Online published on 10 April, 2017.
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related to death among women worldwide. Lymphedema affects 6% to 30% of all patients who have had a radical mastectomy and is a life long risk after the procedure.
Comparative study was conducted at Krishna College of Physiotherapy, Karad. 20 subjects with age group between 35–75 years were taken. Group A (10) were subjects treated with FUP, Compression garment and Shoulder exercises and Group B (10) included subjects treated only with conventional treatment. Exclusion criteria of the study was: 1) Womens with bilateral mastectomy 2)Recurrent infection in the arm.3)Congenital lymph edema.4)Subjects for other reasons such as trauma, burns, damage to lymph masses of the region have been affected by lymph edema.
Statistical analysis was done using paired and unpaired”t” test. The results showed statistically significant improvement in Lymphedema reduction in group A (Experimental group) as compared to group B (p<0.001).
The present study provided evidence to support the use of combination therapy for reducing lymphedema, also combination therapy showed more effect as compare to only conventional therapy.
FUP-Faradism under pressure, Lymphedema, Radical Mastectomy, Physiotherapy, Breast cancer
