Assessing body awareness and upper extremity functionality in breast cancer survivors with and without lymphedema: a comparative analysis with healthy controls.

Purpose: To determine whether body awareness and upper extremity functionality are affected in patients with or without lymphedema development after breast cancer surgery (BCS) in comparison with individuals without a history of cancer.

Methods: The study included a total of 102 individuals, including 34 who developed lymphedema after BCS (mean age: 43.88 ± 12.

Physical activity, fatigue, kinesiophobia and quality of life: comparative study of prostate cancer survivors with healthy controls.

Objectives: To determine the distribution of prostate cancer (PCa) patients between physical activity and kinesiophobia, fatigue and quality of life, and to what extent PCa persists compared to healthy males.

Methods: Total of 118 males participated in the study. These participants were allocated into two groups: PCa group (n:59) and control group (n:59).

Can Lymphatic Transport Impaired by Total Knee Arthroplasty be Managed with Manual Lymphatic Drainage?

It is known that particles released from the prosthesis due to wear after joint replacement surgery affect the lymphatic system. This study aimed to investigate the effect of the manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) technique on pain, edema, and blood lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels in the early period of lymphatic transport affected by total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Twenty-four patients who underwent TKA were randomly allocated (control: 12; MLD: 12).

Rehabilitation effect of manual lymphatic drainage on pain threshold and tolerance, tactile sensation, and strength.

Objective: This study evaluates the acute therapeutic effect of manual lymphatic drainage (MLD).

Methods: Eighty-two individuals (164 upper limbs) participating in the study were divided into two groups: MLD and sham. Before and after treatment, measurements of pressure pain threshold (PPT), pain tolerance, muscle strength (using a hand dynamometer and pinchmeter), and two-point discrimination (2PD) with an esthesiometer were conducted.

Comparing Relationships Between Pain Coping Levels and Pain, Functional Capacity, and Disability Among Patients with Fibromyalgia and Healthy Controls.

We compared the relationships between pain coping levels and pain, functional capacity, and disability among 48 patients with fibromyalgia and 48 healthy control participants. Specific characteristics of those diagnosed with fibromyalgia syndrome were documented. Participants were evaluated with the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Pain Coping Scale (PCQ), Pain Disability Index (PDI), and Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ).

Comparing complex decongestive therapy in patients with lymphedema of different causes by measuring: extremity volume, quality of life, and functionality.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of complex decongestive therapy (CDT) applied to the lower extremities of patients with lymphedema of different causes on the extremity volume, quality of life (QoL), and functionality.

Materials And Method: The study included 90 patients, of whom 28 had primary lymphedema, 30 had secondary lymphedema, 18 had phlebolymphedema, and 14 had lipolymphedema. A total of 137 extremities were treated with CDT.

Effects of osteoarthritis grades on pain, function and quality of life.

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a pathology that frequently affects the geriatric population.

Objective: To investigate the extent to which pain, functionality, and quality of life change over the progression of OA grades.

Method: The study included 161 patients with bilateral OA, whose disease stages ranged from 1 to 4 according to the Kellgren-Lawrence radiographic classification system.

Does hot pack application change the morphology of the median and ulnar nerves?

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the effect of the hot pack application on the morphology of healthy median and ulnar nerves.

Patients And Methods: Between August 2021 and September 2022, a total of 54 healthy volunteers (17 males, 37 females; mean age: 31.9±9.

Does manual lymphatic drainage improve upper extremity functionality in female patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis? A randomized controlled study.

Objective: To demonstrate the effect of manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) on upper extremity functionality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Materials And Methods: Thirty-nine female patients diagnosed with RA who were in remission were included in the study. The study group included 19 participants (mean age 50.

Investigation of physical activity, fear of falling, and functionality in individuals with lower extremity lymphedema.

Purpose: To investigate the fear of falling, physical activity, and functionality in patients with lymphedema in the lower extremities.

Methods: Sixty-two patients who developed stage 2-3 lymphedema in the lower extremities due to primary or secondary causes (age: 56.03 ± 7.

Does Fear of Movement Affect Fatigue and Quality of Life in Lower Extremity Lymphedema?

The aim of our study was to determine the causes of lower extremity kinesiophobia (whether it is biological or psychological) in individuals with lower limb lymphedema (LLL), and to compare the changes in fatigue and activities of daily living with healthy individuals. The study included 74 unilateral LLL patients (study group) and 74 individuals (control subjects). Causes of fear of movement were assessed with the Causes of Fear of Movement questionnaire; fatigue, with the Functional Assessment of Chronic Disease Treatment-Fatigue Questionnaire; and quality of life (QoL) with the Lymphedema Quality of Life Questionnaire-Leg.