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Objective To explore the effect of massage therapy guided by"corresponding compensa-tion"theory on the rehabilitation of shoulder joint function after radical resection in the patients with breast cancer.Methods Forty female patients with breast cancer after radical resection in Chongqing Municipal Hos-pital of Traditional Chinese Medicine during 2020-2022 were selected and divided into the group A and B ac-cording to the random number table method,20 cases in each group.The group A conducted the progressive functional exercise,and the group B received"corresponding compensation"massage combined with progres-sive functional exercise.Both of the two groups were treated for 20 d.Before treatment,on 20 d of treatment and after 3 months follow-up,the peak torque and total work of elbow joint flexor and extensor on the affected side were measured for evaluating the muscle force and endurance of the affected limb;the initiative joint mob-ility of anterior flexion,posterior extension,abduction and adduction of the affected shoulder joint was meas-ured to evaluate the shoulder joint mobility;the disabilities of the arm,shoulder and hand scale(DASH)was used to evaluate the degree of upper limb dysfunction;the swelling recovery of the upper limb was evaluated by measuring the difference of the circumference of the upper arm.The comparative analysis was conducted.Results On 20 d of treatment and after 3 months follow-up,the elbow flexion,extensor peak torque and total work on the affected side,and shoulder mobility in all directions on the affected side were improved in both groups,moreover these indicators in the group B were higher than those in the group A with statistically sig-nificant differences(P＜0.05);the DASH score and the circumference difference of the upper arm on the af-fected side all were decreased,moreover these indicators in the group B were lower than those in the group A with statistically significant differences(P＜0.05).Conclusion"Corresponding compensation"massage com-bined with progressive functional exercise could promote the rehabilitation of shoulder joint function after rad-ical resection in the patients with breast cancer.