• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.47-56
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• 2020

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of upper extremity volume, pain, and range of motion after participation in thera-band exercises according to the hand grip type in patients with breast cancer with upper extremity edema. We also aimed to determine the most efficient type of grip. Methods : The subjects were 10 female patients diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer who had stage 2 lymphedema. Randomly, 5 patients each were allocated to the experimental and control groups. For six weeks, the patients in both the experimental and control groups exercised daily. In both groups, manual lymph drainage was applied for 1 hour. Afterward, patients in the experimental group placed their hands in the thera-band ring and exercised with their fingers outstretched. Patients in the control group exercised while holding the thera-band ring with a finger. Both the experimental group and the control group underwent measurements of the circumference of the upper extremity, pain, and range of motion of the shoulder joint at weeks 1, 2, 4, and 6 before and after exercise. Results : The upper arm circumference decreased by more in the experimental group in all weeks than before than that in the control group, and there was a statistically significant difference at 6 weeks. Compared with the difference between pre-exercise and 6 weeks post-exercise, the change in pain significantly decreased in the experimental group and showed a statistically significant difference. The shoulder range of motion increased in extension, external rotation, and internal rotation compared with that in the control group, and there was a statistically significant difference. Although the operating range increased in flexion and abduction, there were no statistically significant differences. Conclusion : In this study, we found that thera-band exercises with an open-hand grip are more efficient than thera-band exercises with a closed-hand grip in edema reduction, pain, and range of motion. In addition, it was found that it was more effective to continue the thera-band exercises with open-hand grip extended for at least 6 weeks rather than for a short time.

• PNF and Movement
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2020

Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the effects of a PNF intervention using elastic bands on edema, range of motion (ROM), and pain in post-mastectomy patients with upper limb lymphedema, according to their hand grip type. Methods: The subjects were 14 female patients who were at Stage II lymphedema after undergoing mastectomy for Stage II breast cancer. They were randomly divided into an experimental group (n =7) and a control group (n = 7). Both groups participated in a treatment program four times (one time under the therapist's instructions and three times as self-exercise) a week for 4 weeks. Both groups repeated an upper limb PNF pattern exercise for 30 min using elastic bands after receiving a manual lymph drainage treatment for 1 hour. Here, subjects in the experimental group performed the PNF exercise with an open-hand grip by putting their hands into the loops of elastic bands and keeping their fingers spread out. Subjects in the control group performed the PNF exercise with a closed-hand grip by holding the loops of elastic bands with their fingers. In both groups, the subjects' edema, ROM, and pain levels were measured before the intervention and 2, 3 and 4 weeks after the intervention. Results: As a result of the experiment, both groups demonstrated edema reductions, ROM increases, and pain reductions in four areas of the upper limbs. Notably, the experimental group exhibited larger ROM increases in flexion, extension, and abduction as well as greater edema and pain reductions than the control group. In particular, the most significant effects were found in the elbow of the four upper limb areas for edema reductions and in extension for ROM increases. Conclusion: The present study indicates that exercise therapy-based approaches using elastic bands in post-mastectomy patients with upper limb lymphedema can have different effects depending on the type of hand grip (open or closed), which is the body's most distal part. Therefore, these approaches should be based on the conditions of the distal parts of the patient's body for their effective applications in clinical practice.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.256-261
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• 2008

목적: 위암 수술 후 이환율 및 사망률과 관련된 인자로 복강 내 체액 저류가 보고되고 있다. 저자들은 위암 수술후 복강 내 체액 저류가 발생한 환자군의 임상적 특징과 이에 관한 치료 방법으로 경피적 배액술을 시행한 군의 임상적 특징에 대하여 분석하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2005년 4월부터 2006년 7월까지 서울대학병원 외과에서 위암으로 수술 받은 1,277명 환자 중 117명에서 체액 저류가 확인되었다. 체액 저류의 치료 방법에 따라 임상 병리학적인 인자들의 차이를 분석하였다. 결과: 복강 내 체액 저류가 확인된 117명의 병기는 1기 42명(36.8%), 2기 23명(20.2%), 3기 16명(14%), 4기 33명(28.9%)이었다. 수술 방법으로 위아전절제술은 38명(32.5%), 위전절제술은 27명(23.1%), 위확대전절제술은 41명(35%)이었다. 치료방법으로써 경피적 배액술 시행 군과 보존적 치료를 한 군 간에 나이, 성별, 동반 질환 유무, 림프절 청곽술 범위, 병기, 체질량지수 등에서 차이를 보이지 않았다(P>0.05). 그러나 복부 전산화 단층 촬영에서 체액 저류 크기가 4cm 이상인 경우와 감염증이 있는 경우에 치료 방법으로써 경피적 배액술을 더 많이 시행하였다(P<0.05). 결론: 위암 수술 후 복강 내 체액 저류가 발생한 환자는 4기 위암 또는 타 장기 합병 절제의 경우가 많았고 체액 저류에 대하여 2/3 (41명, 35%)에서 보존적 치료로써 호전이 되었다. 경피적 배액술은 체액 저류 크기가 4 cm 이상일 때 또는 감염증이 있을 때 필요하다고 생각한다.