Cognitions and physical impairments in relation to upper limb function in women with pain and myofascial dysfunctions in the late stage after breast cancer surgery: an exploratory cross-sectional study

CONCLUSIONS: Pain intensity and cognition-related factors are significantly associated with UL function in women with pain and myofascial dysfunctions, indicating the need of assessing pain beliefs in women in the late stage after breast cancer surgery.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONPain intensity and pain-related beliefs, including pain attention and catastrophizing, are related to the severity of upper limb dysfunctions in the late stage after breast cancer surgery.Impairments such as lymphedema and movement restrictions seem not related to upper limb function in the assessed sample.To understand upper limb dysfunctions in the late stage after breast cancer, assessing pain beliefs is needed.PMID:34061697 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2021.1931482

Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - June 1, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Liesbet De Baets Nele Devoogdt Vincent Haenen Margaux Evenepoel Lore Dams Ann Smeets Patrick Neven Inge Geraerts Tessa De Vrieze An De Groef Source Type: research