Motor Control Retraining Exercises on Shoulder Dysfunction Post Mastectomy
ConditionPost Mastectomy
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age40-55
SponsorCairo University
About this trial
Motor control and strengthening exercises can improve function in shoulder impingement patients by realigning the scapula and changing muscle recruitment patterns. Peripheral musculoskeletal impairments can be associated with cortical reorganisation. Movement retraining using the principles of motor control retrain muscle recruitment patterns and improve scapular kinematics, reducing subacromial impingement, thus improving function and reducing pain.
Furthermore, the need of this study is developed from the lack in the quantitative knowledge and information in the published studies about the effect of motor control retraining exercises on shoulder dysfunction post-mastectomy.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Female patients with age range between 40-55 years.
All patients have shoulder dysfunction.
Patients were 2 months to 4 months post modified radical mastectomy or axillary lymph node dissection.
Patients received their radiotherapy or chemotherapy or both.
Disqualifiers
Rheumatoid arthritis.
History of trauma or accidental injuries.
Neurological involvement (stroke, Parkinsonism).
History of surgery on involved shoulder.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- motor control retraining exercises
- traditional physical therapy for shoulder dysfunction
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov