Objetivos: Este trabalho objetivou avaliar e comparar a incidência de linfedema, dor, restrição na amplitude de movimento e déficit sensorial 1 dia, 15 dias, 3 meses, 6 meses e 18 meses no membro superior homolateral, após linfadenectomia axilar total (LAT) e biópsia de linfonodo sentinela (BLS) para tratamento do câncer de mama. MÉTODOS: Neste estudo incluiu-se pacientes que realizaram ressecção segmentar de mama e LAT ou BLS. As pacientes foram avaliadas entre Dezembro de 2003 e Dezembro de 2004 e foram constituídos por dois grupos, o grupo A (n=100) foi formado por casos submetidos à LAT e o Grupo B, por casos submetidos à BLS (n=50). As pacientes foram analisadas através de questionário com respostas afirmativas e negativas, onde foram incluídas questões avaliando os sintomas de linfedema, dor, restrição da amplitude de movimento e déficit sensorial 1 dia (n=30), 15 dias (n=30), 6 meses (n=30) e 18 meses (n=30), após o procedimento cirúrgico. Além disto efetuou-se avaliação fisioterapêutica na qual foi realizada perimetria de membros superiores, mensuração da amplitude de movimento através da goniometria, os testes de sensibilidade cutânea através dos monofilamentos de Semmes-Weinstein e teste eletrodiagnóstico, utilizando-se gerador universal de correntes. RESULTADOS: No grupo A houve diferenças significantes (p < 0,05) em todos os sintomas subjetivamente avaliados, existindo maior queixa de edema (31%), dor (58%), restrição do movimento (52%) e dormência (57%). No grupo B houve menor prevalência da sensação de edema (2%), dor (26%), restrição do movimento (24%) e dormência (20%), em todos os tempos estudados. No exame clínico, o exame sensorial com monofilamentos apresentou 82% de diminuição da sensibilidade tátil na região axilar e 73% na região braquial proximal no grupo de mulheres submetidas à LAT e no grupo de mulheres submetidas à BLS houve diminuição da sensibilidade tátil nas duas regiões avaliadas em 40% (p<0.05). Nas provas cronaximétricas, a sensibilidade estava diminuída no grupo de mulheres submetidas à LAT em 56% na região axilar e 48% na região braquial proximal medial e no grupo BLS a sensibilidade estava diminuída em 39% e 14% respectivamente. CONCLUSÕES: A morbidade é maior a e funcionalidade do braço é menor em mulheres submetidas à LAT, quando comparadas à BLS, em mulheres operadas por câncer de mama / OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare occurrence of lymphedema, pain, motion restriction and sensory deficit in the upper homolateral limb at 1 day, 15 days, 3 months, 6 months and 18 months after axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) and sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) after breast cancer surgery. METHODS: A controlled study was designed to include patients who underwent breast conservative surgery and ALND or SLNB. Patients were evaluated between December 2003 and December 2004, and they were divided into two groups, group A (n=100) consisted who had ALND and group B, with patients after only SLNB (n=50). All of them subjectively answer a \"yes\" or \"no\" questionnaire in which were included questions about incidence of lymphedema, pain, motion restriction and arm numbness at 1day (n=30), 15 days (n=30), 3 months (n=30), 6 months (n=30) and 18 months (n=30) after surgery. Besides this a physiotherapy examination was performed measuring circunference, shoulder adbuction range by a goniometer, sensibility tests by pressure Semmes-Weinsten monofilaments and by eletrodiagnostic tests using an universal stimulator. RESULTS: In the group A significant differences (p < 0,05) were seen in subjectively sensations, with significantly higher incidence of subjective swelling (31%), pain (58%), motion restriction (52%), arm numbness (57%). In group B there were less symptoms of subjective swelling (2%), pain (58%), motion restriction (24%), arm numbness (20%). In clinical examination sensory deficit using monofilaments the occurrence of numbness was 82% on axillary fold and 73% on medial part of upper arm after ALND and in 40% on axillary fold and medial part of upper arm after SLNB, with significantly different between the groups (p < 0.05). At cronaximetric proofs the sensibility was decreased in 56% in the axillary fold and 48% in the medial part of upper arm for ALND and 39% in the axillary fold and 14% at medial part of upper arm on patients who underwent SLNB. CONCLUSIONS: Arm morbidity is higher and function is lower after ALND compared to SLNB, in women submitted to breast cancer surgery

Objetivos: Este trabalho objetivou avaliar e comparar a incidência de linfedema, dor, restrição na amplitude de movimento e déficit sensorial 1 dia, 15 dias, 3 meses, 6 meses e 18 meses no membro superior homolateral, após linfadenectomia axilar total (LAT) e biópsia de linfonodo sentinela (BLS) para tratamento do câncer de mama. MÉTODOS: Neste estudo incluiu-se pacientes que realizaram ressecção segmentar de mama e LAT ou BLS. As pacientes foram avaliadas entre Dezembro de 2003 e Dezembro de 2004 e foram constituídos por dois grupos, o grupo A (n=100) foi formado por casos submetidos à LAT e o Grupo B, por casos submetidos à BLS (n=50). As pacientes foram analisadas através de questionário com respostas afirmativas e negativas, onde foram incluídas questões avaliando os sintomas de linfedema, dor, restrição da amplitude de movimento e déficit sensorial 1 dia (n=30), 15 dias (n=30), 6 meses (n=30) e 18 meses (n=30), após o procedimento cirúrgico. Além disto efetuou-se avaliação fisioterapêutica na qual foi realizada perimetria de membros superiores, mensuração da amplitude de movimento através da goniometria, os testes de sensibilidade cutânea através dos monofilamentos de Semmes-Weinstein e teste eletrodiagnóstico, utilizando-se gerador universal de correntes. RESULTADOS: No grupo A houve diferenças significantes (p < 0,05) em todos os sintomas subjetivamente avaliados, existindo maior queixa de edema (31%), dor (58%), restrição do movimento (52%) e dormência (57%). No grupo B houve menor prevalência da sensação de edema (2%), dor (26%), restrição do movimento (24%) e dormência (20%), em todos os tempos estudados. No exame clínico, o exame sensorial com monofilamentos apresentou 82% de diminuição da sensibilidade tátil na região axilar e 73% na região braquial proximal no grupo de mulheres submetidas à LAT e no grupo de mulheres submetidas à BLS houve diminuição da sensibilidade tátil nas duas regiões avaliadas em 40% (p<0.05). Nas provas cronaximétricas, a sensibilidade estava diminuída no grupo de mulheres submetidas à LAT em 56% na região axilar e 48% na região braquial proximal medial e no grupo BLS a sensibilidade estava diminuída em 39% e 14% respectivamente. CONCLUSÕES: A morbidade é maior a e funcionalidade do braço é menor em mulheres submetidas à LAT, quando comparadas à BLS, em mulheres operadas por câncer de mama / OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare occurrence of lymphedema, pain, motion restriction and sensory deficit in the upper homolateral limb at 1 day, 15 days, 3 months, 6 months and 18 months after axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) and sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) after breast cancer surgery. METHODS: A controlled study was designed to include patients who underwent breast conservative surgery and ALND or SLNB. Patients were evaluated between December 2003 and December 2004, and they were divided into two groups, group A (n=100) consisted who had ALND and group B, with patients after only SLNB (n=50). All of them subjectively answer a \"yes\" or \"no\" questionnaire in which were included questions about incidence of lymphedema, pain, motion restriction and arm numbness at 1day (n=30), 15 days (n=30), 3 months (n=30), 6 months (n=30) and 18 months (n=30) after surgery. Besides this a physiotherapy examination was performed measuring circunference, shoulder adbuction range by a goniometer, sensibility tests by pressure Semmes-Weinsten monofilaments and by eletrodiagnostic tests using an universal stimulator. RESULTS: In the group A significant differences (p < 0,05) were seen in subjectively sensations, with significantly higher incidence of subjective swelling (31%), pain (58%), motion restriction (52%), arm numbness (57%). In group B there were less symptoms of subjective swelling (2%), pain (58%), motion restriction (24%), arm numbness (20%). In clinical examination sensory deficit using monofilaments the occurrence of numbness was 82% on axillary fold and 73% on medial part of upper arm after ALND and in 40% on axillary fold and medial part of upper arm after SLNB, with significantly different between the groups (p < 0.05). At cronaximetric proofs the sensibility was decreased in 56% in the axillary fold and 48% in the medial part of upper arm for ALND and 39% in the axillary fold and 14% at medial part of upper arm on patients who underwent SLNB. CONCLUSIONS: Arm morbidity is higher and function is lower after ALND compared to SLNB, in women submitted to breast cancer surgery

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Shoulder pain was constantly reported as a problematic symptom causing dysfunction and quality of life interference after neck dissection in head and neck cancer patients. Due to a lack of conceptual framework and inconsistency of instrument selection, a comparison among previous studies was almost impossible, making it difficult to understand the phenomenon. The current study applied the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing Symptom Management Model. The purposes of the study were to (a) describe the symptom experience of shoulder pain at 1 month after neck dissection, (b) describe the relationships among symptom experience of shoulder pain, functional status, and quality of life, and (c) identify the contextual variables, concurrent symptoms, and/or adherence predicting symptom experience of shoulder pain, functional status, and/or quality of life. This was a descriptive study with a convenience sample of head and neck cancer patients. The data were collected via a medical record review, a self-administered survey, and a physical examination. The data from 29 patients were entered for descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations, and multiple regressions. At 1 month after surgery, 62% of patients reported they had shoulder pain at some point within a week. Their shoulder pain was from mild to moderate. Fifty-nine percent complained that shoulder pain bothered them about the moderated level. In the final model, symptom experience, shoulder pain, was significantly correlated with one outcome, active shoulder abduction, but not the other, total quality of life, generic quality of life, and head and neck quality of life. Active shoulder abduction was significantly correlated with three quality of life measures. Adding significant predictors of symptom experience and outcomes into the final model, there is a potential that the model would be useful to guide treatment strategies. Treatment for myofascial pain of the levator scapulae could relieve shoulder pain after neck dissection and improve head and neck quality of life. Those with level V dissection were high risk populations of developing shoulder pain. Risk factors of quality of life, which were depression, loss of sensation, and radiation would describe how an intervention could change or unchange the patient’s life.

The evaluation of shoulder abduction and flexion strength is important in the rehabilitation after rotator cuff tear. The purpose of this work is to assess the intra and inter-rater reliability of measurement data from an isokinetic dynamometer used to evaluate shoulder abduction and flexion strength, with the aim to identify sources of measurement errors and suggest improvements. The measurement data was collected by a research group at Karolinska Institute and contained load and torque data from thirteen healthy subjects in the ages of 25 to 87 years. The measurements were carried out on two occasions, one week apart. Systematic differences between occasions are analyzed using the Shapiro Wilk test, the paired t-test, and Wilcoxon signed rank test. The agreement of the measurements is analyzed quantitatively using the coefficient of variation and the Bland Altman plot, and quantitively, using the intraclass correlation coefficient. A significant systematic difference in shoulder abduction and flexion load measurements was found, and the recommendation to prevent this is that components should be calibrated in a standardized way. The measurements showed varying reliability within and between measurement occasions and that after familiarization with the isokinetic dynamometer, repeatability improved. The findings indicate a need of a standardized protocol for patient education and placement. Measurements from the position sensor contributed to more random torque values. To improve the repeatability in measurements from the position sensor, axis of rotation should be kept aligned. An increasing variability in measurements with increasing load and torque was found. The recommendation is to use a preload for patients using more force in the movement, to make sure a preset speed is not exceeded, which contributes to more reliable measurements. / Utvärderingen av axelabduktion och flexionsstyrka är viktig i rehabiliteringen efter skada i axelleden. Syftet med det här arbetet är att bedöma intra- och interbedömartillförlitligheten hos mätdata från en isokinetisk dynamometer som används för att utvärdera axelabduktion och flexionsstyrka, med syftet att identifiera källor till mätfel och föreslå förbättringar. Mätdatat samlades in av en forskargrupp vid Karolinska Institutet och innehöll belastnings- och vridmomentdata från tretton friska försökspersoner i åldrarna 25 till 87 år. Mätningarna utfördes vid två tillfällen med en veckas mellanrum. Systematiska skillnader mellan tillfällena analyseras med Shapiro Wilk-testet, det parade t-testet och Wilcoxon signed rank test. Mätningarnas överensstämmelse analyseras kvantitativt med hjälp av variationskoefficienten och Bland Altman-diagrammet, samt kvalitativt med hjälp av intraklasskorrelationskoefficienten. En signifikant systematisk skillnad i axelabduktion och flexionsbelastningsmätningar hittades, och rekommendationen för att förhindra detta är att komponenter bör kalibreras på ett standardiserat sätt. Mätningarna visade på en varierande tillförlitlighet inom och mellan mättillfällen och att efter bekantskap med den isokinetiska dynamometern, förbättrades repeterbarheten. Slutsatserna indikerar ett behov av ett standardiserat protokoll för patientutbildning och placering. Mätningar från positionssensorn bidrog till mer slumpmässiga vridmomentvärden. För att förbättra repeterbarheten i mätningar från positionssensorn bör rotationsaxeln hållas i linje. En ökande variation mellan mättillfällen med ökande belastning och vridmoment hittades. Rekommendationen är att använda en förspänning för patienter som använder mer kraft i rörelsen, för att säkerställa att en förinställd hastighet inte överskrids, vilket bidrar till mer tillförlitliga mätningar.