This study aims to determine the combined effect of resisted deep breathing and Myofascial release on pain, respiratory efficiency, chest mobility and lymph edema in Postmastectomy.
Radiation therapy and chemotherapy was finished at least three months
6 months after mastectomy for breast cancer being diagnosed without lymphedema or with stage 1 lymphedema
Complete unilateral Mastectomy
pain and having one or more of the following symptoms: heaviness, numbness, oppression, stiffness, alterations in the function, or mobility of the limited shoulder range of motion.
Presence of shoulder pathologies for which surgical indications exist
Musculoskeletal injury in adjacent areas (shoulder or neck etc.)
bilateral surgery for the treatment of breast cancer
Bilateral lymphadenectomy