Shoulder exercises to help after mastectomy
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Cancer, Pain clinical trials.
This study is testing whether special exercises that retrain how you control your shoulder muscles can help reduce pain and improve movement after mastectomy. It is for women who had breast cancer surgery in the last few months and are now having shoulder problems.
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Who can take part
- You are a woman between the ages of 40 and 55
- You have shoulder pain, stiffness, or trouble moving your arm on the side of your mastectomy surgery
- Your mastectomy or lymph node surgery was 2 to 4 months ago
- You received radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or both after your surgery
- You do not have rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, or a history of stroke, Parkinson's disease, or a previous injury or surgery on that shoulder
Quick eligibility check
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