Malicka Iwona, Rosseger Agnieszka, Hanuszkiewicz Justyna, Woźniewski Marek
Wydział Fizjoterapii, Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego we Wrocławiu.
Prz Menopauzalny. 2014 Sep;13(4):221-6. doi: 10.5114/pm.2014.44997. Epub 2014 Sep 9.
Secondary lymphedema affects approximately 40% of women treated for breast cancer and is recognized as a major problem associated with the therapy of malignant tumors. Consequently, new therapeutic methods are constantly being sought to effectively eliminate the condition. One of the new forms of edema management, especially in the initial stages of edematous development, is Kinesiology Taping (KT).
The aim of the study was to assess the effects of KT applications on the extent of lymphedema of the upper extremity in women post cancer treatment.
The study group consisted of 28 women after axillary lymphadenectomy due to breast cancer. All the patients were diagnosed with grade I secondary lymphedema. Kinesiology Taping was applied to a total of 14 randomly selected women. The remaining 14 patients constituted a control group. The extent of lymphedema was measured using a centimeter tape and Limb Volumes Professional 5.0 software.
A significant reduction in the extent of lymphedema (p = 0.0009) was achieved in the KT group between baseline and post-treatment assessments. No such reduction, however, was found in the control group (p = 0.36).
Kinesiology Taping applications are an effective method of early-stage edema management. Kinesiology Taping may be a safe new therapeutic option in patients who are contraindicated for the use of other methods.
继发性淋巴水肿影响了约40%接受乳腺癌治疗的女性，被认为是与恶性肿瘤治疗相关的一个主要问题。因此，人们一直在不断寻求新的治疗方法来有效消除这种病症。肌内效贴布（KT）是水肿管理的新形式之一，尤其适用于水肿发展的初始阶段。
本研究的目的是评估肌内效贴布应用对癌症治疗后女性上肢淋巴水肿程度的影响。
研究组由28例因乳腺癌行腋窝淋巴结清扫术的女性组成。所有患者均被诊断为I级继发性淋巴水肿。总共14名随机选择的女性接受了肌内效贴布治疗。其余14名患者组成对照组。使用卷尺和肢体容积专业版5.0软件测量淋巴水肿程度。
肌内效贴布组在基线评估和治疗后评估之间，淋巴水肿程度显著降低（p = 0.0009）。然而，对照组未发现这种降低（p = 0.36）。
肌内效贴布应用是早期水肿管理的有效方法。对于禁忌使用其他方法的患者，肌内效贴布可能是一种安全的新治疗选择。
