ABC of Breast Diseases: Breast Pain [PDF]
BMJ, 1994 Breast pain (mastalgia) alone or in association with lumpiness is reported in up to a half of all women attending breast clinics. Two thirds of a group of working women and 77% of a screening population admitted to having had recent breast pain when directly questioned.
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The influence of the breast on physical activity participation in females [PDF]
, 2015 Background:The importance of physical activity is well known.1 However, previous research suggests that breast movement during exercise can be painful, embarrassing, and anecdotally deter exercise participation.2,3 Therefore, this research investigates ...
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Impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions 6 and 12 months after breast cancer operation [PDF]
, 2005 OBJECTIVE: To describe the impairments of upper body and limbs, activity limitations and participation restrictions 6 and 12 months after operation for breast cancer and to examine the impact of impairments on activity limitations.
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Orthosis reduces breast pain and mechanical forces through natural and augmented breast tissue in women lying prone [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Breast implant displacement or rupture can cause aesthetic problems and serious medical complications. Activities with prone positioning and loading of the anterior chest wall, such as massage, chiropractic or osteopathic therapies may ...
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The relation between patient discomfort and uncompensated forces of a patient support device for breast and regional lymph node radiotherapy [PDF]
, 2018 Although many authors stated that a user-centred design approach in medical device development has added values, the most common research approach within healthcare is evidence-based medicine, which tend to focus on functional data rather than patient ...
Boute, Bert +8 more
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Pain associated with breast cancer: etiologies and therapies
Frontiers in Pain Research, 2023 Pain associated with breast cancer is a prevalent problem that negatively affects quality of life. Breast cancer pain is not limited to the disease course itself but is also induced by current therapeutic strategies.
Lisa V. Doan +5 more
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Pain and analgesic use associated with skeletal-related events in patients with advanced cancer and bone metastases [PDF]
, 2005 PURPOSE: Bone metastases secondary to solid tumors increase the risk of skeletal-related events (SREs), including the occurrence of pathological fracture (PF), radiation to bone (RB), surgery to bone (SB), and spinal cord compression (SCC).
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The effect of reflexology on the severity of pain due to breast engorgement in lactating mothers [PDF]
Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2020 Introduction: Breast pain is one of the most common complaints of mothers in postpartum period. Breast engorgement is a major cause of breast pain in the first days after delivery. Reflexology induces deep muscle relaxation, thereby stimulating blood and
Fatemeh Mousavi +3 more
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Does expecting more pain make it more intense? Factors associated with the first week pain trajectories after breast cancer surgery [PDF]
, 2017 The aim of this study was to identify clinical risk factors for unfavorable pain trajectories after breast cancer surgery, to better understand the association between pain expectation, psychological distress, and acute postoperative pain.
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Pain outcomes in patients with bone metastases from advanced cancer: assessment and management with bone-targeting agents [PDF]
, 2014 Bone metastases in advanced cancer frequently cause painful complications that impair patient physical activity and negatively affect quality of life. Pain is often underreported and poorly managed in these patients.
A Kretzschmar +69 more
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