Self-Managed Surveillance for Breast Cancer-Related Upper Body Issues: A Feasibility and Reliability Study.

Background: Early identification of breast cancer-related upper body issues is important to enable timely physical therapist treatment.

Objective: This study evaluated the feasibility and reliability of women performing self-managed prospective surveillance for upper body issues in the early postoperative phase as part of a hospital-based physical therapy program.

Design: This was a prospective, single-site, single-group feasibility and reliability study.

Prospective surveillance and targeted physiotherapy for arm morbidity after breast cancer surgery: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To evaluate prospective surveillance and targeted physiotherapy (PSTP) compared to education (EDU) on the prevalence of arm morbidity and describe the associated program cost.

Design: Pilot randomized single-blinded controlled trial.

Setting: Urban with assessments and treatment delivered in hospitals.