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The Efficacy of Exercise Therapy in Reducing Shoulder Pain Related to Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review

Abstract

PURPOSE: Recent research indicates that physiotherapy interventions, such as exercise and manual therapy, may be effective in decreasing the frequency of side effects linked with breast cancer treatment, including fatigue, pain, nausea, and decreased quality of life. This systematic review aims to determine the efficacy of exercise therapy in reducing shoulder pain related to breast cancer treatment and to identify outcome measures that can be …

Authors

Tatham B; Smith J; Cheifetz O; Gillespie J; Snowden K; Temesy J; Vandenberk L

Journal

Physiotherapy Canada, Vol. 65, No. 4, pp. 321–330

Publisher

University of Toronto Press

Publication Date

October 2013

DOI

10.3138/ptc.2012-06

ISSN

0300-0508