PURPOSE To investigate the therapeutic effectiveness of ultrasound (US)-guided trigger point injection for myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in the internal rotator muscles of the shoulder in post-mastectomy patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS This pilot study was a non-controlled, prospective, clinical trial. Nineteen post-mastectomy patients with a diagnosis of at least one active MTrP in the s...

Background: The spasm and/or contracture of the pectoralis major contribute to post-breast surgery pain. purpose our study was evaluate changes in surgical pain syndrome after infiltration botulinum-toxin type-A (BTX-A), according type and reconstitution botulinum-toxin. Methods: This retrospective conducted at Rehabilitation Department with two cohorts: BTX-A reconstituted saline solution (SS ...

Objective: This study was designed to evaluate post-mastectomy functional outcome as regards the frequency and severity of post-mastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS), occurrence of lymphedema (LE), occurrence of shoulder motion restriction, physical and psychological welfare after different types of surgery for early breast cancer. Patients and Methods: The study comprised 28 patients with early brea...

BACKGROUND Perioperative neuropathic pain is under-recognized and often undertreated. Chronic pain may develop after any routine surgery, but it can have a far greater incidence after amputation, thoracotomy or mastectomy. The peak noxious barrage due to the neural trauma associated with these operations may be reduced in the perioperative period with the potential to reduce the risk of chronic...

Objective: To analyse the effects of stretching muscles shoulder before surgery on functionality after mastectomy Study design: An analytical cross-sectional study Place and Duration: This was conducted at Bibi Asifa Bhutto Dental College SMBB Medical University CMC Teaching Hospital Larkana from January 2022 to June 2022. Methodology: All patients included in had mastectomy. The participants w...