Review Article
Authors: Alejandra Marissa Fernandez Reyes
Abstract
Several physical impairments are developed after breast cancer treatments (surgery, radiation, chemotherapy), commonly found lymphedema, frozen shoulder, cancer-related fatigue, axillary web syndrome and increased weight. Physiotherapists have an essential role on the management of these consequences; they certainly could make a difference in the quality of life of survivors; Education from physiotherapist to patients about these possible impairments pre and post BC treatments is the primary key for them to seek early diagnose and manage.
Objective: to describe the most common physical impairments that patients may develop after breast cancer surgery and how physiotherapists could address these to increase the quality of life in these patients.
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