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Scirj Volume XI, Issue IV, April 2023 Edition ISSN: 2201-2796 Effects of Unilateral Mastectomy on Shoulder and Scapular Mobility and Its Relation with Functional Activity on Dominant and Non-Dominant Side Huzaifa Sohail Butt, Nimrah Tahir, Zoha Shahbaz, Muhammad Nouman Tabassum, Mubbra Saeed, Abbas Jamil Abstract: Breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer in women worldwide. Mastectomy is the complete removal of breast tissues along with the adjoining lymph nodes which can be unilateral, that is the removal of one breast, then that side will be called as dominant side and the opposite having normal breast is termed as non-dominant side. It results in restricted arm/shoulder mobility which can cause arm/shoulder pain and fibrosis. Majority of patients experience some type of pain and associated impairment around shoulder and scapular region after mastectomy. Reference this Paper: Effects of Unilateral Mastectomy on Shoulder and Scapular Mobility and Its Relation with Functional Activity on Dominant and Non-Dominant Side by Huzaifa Sohail Butt, Nimrah Tahir, Zoha Shahbaz, Muhammad Nouman Tabassum, Mubbra Saeed, Abbas Jamil published at: "Scientific Research Journal (Scirj), Volume XI, Issue IV, April 2023 Edition, Page 6-13 ". Search Terms: Unilateral Mastectomy, Mobility, Functional activity, Effects/Relation [Read Research Paper] [Full Screen] |
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