https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/555845
標題: | The influence of an external breast prosthesis on the posture of women after mastectomy | 作者: | Hojan, Katarzyna Manikowska, Faustyna Chen, Brian Po-Jung CHING-CHING CLAIRE LIN |
關鍵字: | Breast cancer; electromyography; erector spinae muscle; postural asymmetry | 公開日期: | 2016 | 卷: | 29 | 期: | 2 | 來源出版物: | Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation | 摘要: | BACKGROUND: Previous literatures showed no evidence that wearing an external breast prosthesis may prevent changes in body posture in women who underwent mastectomy. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the weight of an external breast prosthesis can contribute to posture changes in women post mastectomy. METHODS: Fifty-one women with unilateral mastectomy (age 58 ± 11.39 years) were divided into 2 subgroups by their operation side. Asymmetry of body posture was evaluated by using the electromyography activity of erector spinae muscles with four different weights of breast prosthesis. RESULTS: Despite the operation side, the erector spinae muscle activities on the operation side and non-operation side were significantly different. Overall, for patients who had operation on the left side, their erector spinae muscle activity imbalance will be smaller, compared to the imbalance among patients with right operation side. The weight of the external breast prosthesis did not influence the differences of erector spinae muscle activities on the operation side and non-operation side. CONCLUSIONS: The weight of an external breast prosthesis for women after mastectomy may not be crucial when choosing a proper prosthesis. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/555845 | ISSN: | 10538127 18786324 |
DOI: | 10.3233/BMR-150648 |
顯示於: | 健康政策與管理研究所 |
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