Closing the Gaps: An Integrative Review of Yoga's Benefits for Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Survivors.

According to the analysis of the data obtained, yoga as an alternative therapy could be useful if combined with the usual care routine in women with lymphedema related to sensory cancer, in terms of improving physical, professional, and emotional quality of life and reducing symptoms such as fatigue, pain, and insomnia. Furthermore, yoga could bring about a reduction in tissue induration of the limb, greater spinal mobility evaluated in terms of improvement of the pelvic and kyphotic angle, and greater strength in shoulder abduction.