Physical Therapy for Esophageal Cancer Patient With Long Thoracic Neuropathy After Esophagectomy: A Case Report

• 발행기관: 한국전문물리치료학회
• 저자명: Junghwa Do One-bin Lim Ja-young Kim Jae Yong Jeon Young-ki Cho
• 간행물 정보: 『한국전문물리치료학회지』한국전문물리치료학회지 제27권 제3호, 220~226쪽, 전체 7쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 의학일반
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2020.08.30

영문 초록

Esophageal cancer is a representative cancer that occur physical deterioration but, physical problems after surgery were not well reported. The purpose of this study is to report on the long thoracic neuropathy after surgery, and to identify the symptoms and effects of physical therapy after esophageal cancer surgery. This is a case of a 61-year-old man who showed winging of the scapula with long thoracic nerve injury on the results of electromyography after an esophageal cancer surgery. Physical therapy programs were implemented 8 sessions during hospitalization. The quality of life, fatigue, shoulder range of motion (ROM), numeric rating scale (NRS), 6-minute walk test, and 30-second chair stand test were assessed. The quality of life, fatigue, shoulder ROM, NRS (pain), 6-minute walk test, and 30-second chair stand test were improved. However, the esophageal-specific symptom was not different after physical therapy program. As esophageal cancer suffers from physical difficulties after surgery, physical therapy programs are thought to be helpful.

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키워드

Esophageal neoplasms Exercise Pain Quality of life