ReviewJournal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology2014
Role of rehabilitation medicine and physical agents in the treatment of cancer-associated pain.
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- Multidimensional Treatment of Cancer Pain.Current oncology reports · 2017Pooled it
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- Cancer rehabilitation in India: Current status, scope, and future perspectives.World journal of clinical oncology · 2025Review
- Beyond cancer treatment: dermo-aesthetic and other wellness recommendations for breast cancer patients.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025Review
- Pain and Frailty in Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Narrative Review.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2024Review
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma with Lower Limb Impairment: Development of a Specific Rehabilitation Protocol Based on Demolitive and Reconstructive Surgery Types.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- [Physical medicine for coincidence of cancer and inflammatory rheumatic disease : What speaks in favour and what to consider?]Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie · 2024Review
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- Multidisciplinary approach, continuous care and opioid management in cancer pain: case series and review of the literature.Drugs in context · 2023Article
- A Focused Review of Safety Considerations in Cancer Rehabilitation.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2017Review
- Salient concerns in using analgesia for cancer pain among outpatients: A cluster analysis study.World journal of clinical oncology · 2017Article
- Identifying functional impairment and rehabilitation needs in patients newly diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer: a structured literature review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2016Review
- Cancer rehabilitation and palliative care: critical components in the delivery of high-quality oncology services.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2015Review
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Abstract
purposeTo provide an overview of rehabilitation medicine- and physical modality-based approaches to cancer pain management, and to highlight the fact that these approaches are generally used in conjunction and that a majority are focused on minimizing pain during periods of mobility and the performance of activities of daily living.
methodsWe performed a nonsystematic literature review and provide a description of the current standard of care.
resultsRehabilitative and physical modalities used to manage pain can be grouped into four categories: those that modulate nociception, stabilize or unload painful structures, influence physiological processes that indirectly influence nociception, or alleviate pain arising from the overloading of muscles and connective tissues that often occurs after surgery or with sarcopenia in late-stage cancer. Most modalities have been pragmatically refined over the years, and many have an evidence base, although few have been explicitly validated in the oncologic setting. With few exceptions, they are patient controlled and free of adverse effects.
conclusionPhysical modalities and rehabilitation medicine offer a range of pain management approaches that may serve as beneficial adjuncts to the conventional systemic and interventional analgesic strategies used to control cancer-related pain. These approaches may be particularly beneficial to patients with movement-associated pain and those who are ambivalent regarding pharmacoanalgesia.
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