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ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2016

Effects of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching and deep-breathing exercises on upper extremity lymphedema in stroke patients.

Woon Taek Hwang, Yeon-Jae Jeong, Seong-Yeol Kim, Yeon-Gyu Jeong

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Article in Journal of physical therapy science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Woon Taek HwangRehabilitation Medicine, Hanyang University Medical Center, Republic of Korea.
Yeon-Jae JeongDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungnam University, Republic of Korea.
Seong-Yeol KimDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungnam University, Republic of Korea.
Yeon-Gyu JeongDepartment of Physical Therapy, Sangji University, Republic of Korea.
Kyungnam University · KRHanyang University Medical Center · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of deep-breathing and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching exercises on upper limb lymphedema in stroke patients. [Subjects and Methods] The study consisted of 10 patients with lymphedema that had occurred after stroke. Neurodevelopmental treatment was applied in the same manner as that used for the existing treatment. The subjects performed deep-breathing and stretching exercises three times per week for 4 weeks (12 sessions total). Body water volume in the upper limbs was measured before and after exercise by using an InBody S10 analyzer. [Results] Performance of deep-breathing and stretching exercises significantly reduced body water volume in both the affected and unaffected arms. The extracellular-to-total cellular fluid volume ratio in the affected arm improved to 0.379 after exercise, although this change was not significant. [Conclusion] The results of the present study show that deep-breathing and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching exercises reduce upper extremity lymphedema in stroke patients.

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Deep-breathing exerciseLymphedemaProprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation

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PMID28174433
PMCPMC5276742
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