Photogrammetric postural analysis after supervised exercises in breast cancer after surgery women

Abstract

Introduction: One of the complications in the post-surgery of breast cancer is the change in posture, however the studies focus more on the range of motion of the shoulder. Objective: A quantitative study aimed at evaluating shoulder range of motion and posture of patients after breast surgery, before and after six months of treatment with supervised exercises. Methods: Twelve women participated in the postoperative period after weekly exercises for one hour. Evaluating the abduction of the shoulder, weekly photographs was taked during the first month and, for the evaluation of the posture, the recording was performed monthly during six months of supervised exercises. The images were analyzed through the application ALCimagem-2000 and SAPO versão 0.68. Results: There was a significant increase in the abduction of the shoulder on the surgery side (p <0.05) and a significant decrease in the bilateral triangle (p <0.05). Conclusion: The application of supervised exercises was shown to be important in the correction of postural deviations and recovery of shoulder abduction.