Progressive resistance training to prevent arm lymphedema in the first year after breast cancer surgery: Results of a randomized controlled trial.
Gunn AmmitzbøllChristoffer JohansenCharlotte LanngElisabeth Wreford AndersenNiels KromanBo ZerahnOle HyldegaardMerete Celano WittenkampSusanne Oksbjerg DaltonPublished in: Cancer (2019)
This study provides no evidence that PRT can prevent arm lymphedema in the first year after BC, but the results corroborate the importance and safety of resistance training for patients, including women at high risk for lymphedema.
Keyphrases
- resistance training
- body composition
- high intensity
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- minimally invasive
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- coronary artery bypass
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- patient reported outcomes
- acute coronary syndrome
- pregnant women
- pregnancy outcomes
- young adults
- surgical site infection