Time to Start Rehabilitation after Mastectomy for Affected Limb Function / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the effect of rehabilitation training start time after mastectomy on the recovery of the affected limb function. Methods 90 patients who received modified radical mastectomy were divided into groups A, B and C randomly. All the patients ac-cepted the unified rehabilitation program, but started 1, 3 and 10 d after the operation respectively. They were evaluated with the Japanese Orthopaedics Association (JOA) assessment for affected shoulder 1, 3 and 6 months after operation. Results The score of JOA was the least in the group C (P0.05). Conclusion The rehabilitation training can be started as early as possible.