Lidong needling therapy combined with functional exercise in treatment of upper limb lymphedema after breast cancer surgery: a randomized controlled trial
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Lidong needling therapy combined with functional exercise in treatment of upper limb lymphedema after breast cancer surgery: a randomized controlled trial
Chinese Acupuncture & MoxibustionVol. 43, Issue 10, Pages: 1123-1127(2023)
ZHAO Wei,ZHANG Hong-ru,LU Ping,et al.Lidong needling therapy combined with functional exercise in treatment of upper limb lymphedema after breast cancer surgery: a randomized controlled trial[J].Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion,2023,43(10):1123-1127.
ZHAO Wei,ZHANG Hong-ru,LU Ping,et al.Lidong needling therapy combined with functional exercise in treatment of upper limb lymphedema after breast cancer surgery: a randomized controlled trial[J].Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion,2023,43(10):1123-1127.DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230330-0022.
Lidong needling therapy combined with functional exercise in treatment of upper limb lymphedema after breast cancer surgery: a randomized controlled trial
needling therapy (acupuncture technique combined with therapeutic m
ovement of the body) on upper limb lymphedema after breast cancer surgery in combination with functional exercise.
Methods
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A total of 73 patients with postoperative lymphedema of breast cancer in the upper limbs were randomized into an observation group (36 cases) and a control group (37 cases). The routine nursing care and functional exercise were given in the control group
twice a day
for about 10-15 min each time
lasting 8 weeks. On the basis of the treatment as the control group
lidong
needling therapy was applied to the acupionts on the affected upper limb
i.e. Jianyu (LI 15)
Waiguan (TE 5)
Hegu (LI 4) and
ashi
points (the most obvious swelling sites)
as well as to bilateral Yinlingquan (SP 9) and Zusanli (ST 36)
etc. The needles were retained for 30 min. While the needles retained
the patients were asked to move the affected shoulder to 90° by the sagittal anteflexion and keep it elevated. Simultaneously
the hand on the affected side was clenched and opened slowly and coordinately.
Lidong
needling therapy was delivered once every two days
three times weekly for 8 weeks. Before and after treatment
the difference of the circumference between the affected and healthy limbs
the score of visual analogue scale (VAS) for swelling and the score of disability of arm
shoulder and hand (DASH) were compared in the patients of the two groups. The clinical efficacy was evaluated.
Results
2
After 2
4
6 and 8 weeks of treatment
except for the circumference of the area 10 cm below the cubitel crease in the control group
the differences in the circumferences of the rest parts between the affected and healthy limbs were reduced in comparison with those before treatment in the two groups (
P
<
0.01
P
<
0.05). After 6 weeks of treatment
in the observation group
for the circumference at the level of hand between the thumb and the index finger and that of the wrist
the differences between the affected and healthy limbs was smaller compared with those in the control group (
P
<
0.05). After 8 weeks of treatment
except for the areas 5 cm below and above the cubitel crease
the differences of circumferences between the affected and healthy limbs in the observation group were smaller than those in the control group in the rest parts (
P
<
0.01
P
<
0.05). After 8 weeks of treatment
the swelling VAS scores were reduced when compared with those before treatment in the two groups (
P
<
0.05)
and the score in the observation group was lower than that in the control group (
P
<
0.01). After 4 and 8 weeks of treatment
DASH scores were reduced in comparison with those before treatment in the two groups (
P
<
0.01). The total effective rate of the observation group was 83.3% (30/36)
which was higher than that of the control group (35.1%
13/37
P
<
0.01).
Conclusion
2
Lidong
needling therapy combined with the functional exercise obtains the satisfactory clinical effect on the upper limb lymphedema after breast cancer surgery. This treatment effectively relieves swelling and improves the upper limb function.
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