Retrospective study of the physical therapy modalities applied in head and neck l ymphedema treatment

Head & Neck ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pascale Mutti Tacani ◽  
Juliana Pereira Franceschini ◽  
Rogério Eduardo Tacani ◽  
Aline Fernanda Perez Machado ◽  
Débora Montezello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Physical Therapy Modalities

scholarly journals Effect of Physical Therapy Modalities on Quality of Life of Head and Neck Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (20) ◽  
pp. 4696
Author(s):  
Barbara Burgos-Mansilla ◽  
Noelia Galiano-Castillo ◽  
Mario Lozano-Lozano ◽  
Carolina Fernández-Lao ◽  
Maria Lopez-Garzon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Physical Therapy Modalities ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Cochrane Library

The objective was to describe the effectiveness of different physical therapy modalities to improve Quality of Life (QoL) in Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) survivors. PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL and Cochrane Library were searched for randomized clinical controlled trials published until 30 April 2020. Risk of bias assessment and meta-analysis were conducted using the Cochrane tools. A total of 251 records were retrieved, and 10 met the inclusion criteria. Interventions whose parameters focus on a 12-week exercise programs of aerobic activity (walking) or Progressive Resistance Training (PRT) for the whole body are effective and safe modalities improving QoL in HNC survivors. Electrophysical agents did not show significant results between groups. As for the assessment of methodological quality, 4 of the 10 articles included had a high risk of overall bias. Only five articles provided sufficient information to conduct a meta-analysis for exercise program intervention on QoL, showing a tendency in favor of intervention group, even when the global results did not show statistically significant improvements (pooled Cohen’s d 0.15; 95% CI: −0.25 to 0.54; I2 45.87%; p heterogeneity = 0.10). The present review and meta-analysis identified meaningful benefits of exercise on QoL of HNC survivors; this has been confirmed in a meta-analysis. This review adds evidence supporting exercise interventions on Head and Neck Cancer population whose opportunities for successful recovery after medical treatment are more limited.

scholarly journals Diagnosis and treatment delay of head and neck cancers during COVID-19 era in a tertiary care academic hospital: what should we expect?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pietro De Luca ◽  
Antonella Bisogno ◽  
Vito Colacurcio ◽  
Pasquale Marra ◽  
Claudia Cassandro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Diagnostic Delay ◽  
Treatment Delay ◽  
Head And Neck Cancers ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Academic Hospital ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Since the spreading of SARS-CoV-2 from China, all deferrable medical activities have been suspended, to redirect resources for the management of COVID patients. The goal of this retrospective study was to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on head and neck cancers’ diagnosis in our Academic Hospital. Methods A retrospective analysis of patients treated for head and neck cancers between March 12 and November 1, 2020 was carried out, and we compared these data with the diagnoses of the same periods of the 5 previous years. Results 47 patients were included in this study. We observed a significative reduction in comparison with the same period of the previous 5 years. Conclusions Our findings suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with a decrease in the number of new H&N cancers diagnoses, and a substantial diagnostic delay can be attributable to COVID-19 control measures.

scholarly journals Standardized Outcomes Measures in Physical Therapy Practice for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Cerebral PALSY: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 604
Author(s):  
Maria Dolores Apolo-Arenas ◽  
Aline Ferreira de Araújo Jerônimo ◽  
Alejandro Caña-Pino ◽  
Orlando Fernandes ◽  
Joana Alegrete ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Gait Training ◽  
Physical Therapy Modalities ◽  
Spastic Diplegia ◽  
Evaluation Procedures ◽  
Outcomes Measures ◽  
Prisma Statement ◽  
Spastic Hemiplegia

Cerebral palsy (CP) treatment includes physical therapy and various complementary therapies to the standard clinical treatment. However, there are not many reviews that focus on the methods used and evaluation procedures. This study aims to analyze which tools are most suitable for the evaluation and methodology of patients with CP treated with physical therapy. Following the PRISMA statement, through a PICOS strategy, PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science (WOS), Scopus, Science Direct, and Scielo were searched with the following terms: cerebral palsy AND (physical therapy modalities OR therapeutics) AND outcome assessment. The methodological quality of the RCTs was assessed with the Evidence Project risk of bias tool. Thirty-seven RCTs and six RCT protocols, comprising 1359 participants with different types of CP: spastic hemiplegia/paresis, spastic diplegia/paresis, and spastic CP, met the inclusion criteria, uncovering 21 variables measured through 77 different instruments and several interventions. The therapies most widely used in CP are gaming or technology-assisted therapies, aerobic training, hippotherapy, music therapy, gait training, and aquatic exercises. This study provides an overview of what the authors used in the neurorehabilitation field through procedure evaluation and checking the technological advance that began to be used.

Head and neck cancer in a developing country – a hospital based retrospective study across 10 years from Pakistan

2017 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. S104
Author(s):  
M. Faisal ◽  
A.A. Malik ◽  
M. Taqi ◽  
I. Haider ◽  
A. Jamshed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Neck Cancer

Clinical features of pharyngeal cancer: a retrospective study of 258 consecutive patients

2001 ◽  
Vol 115 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Escribano Uzcudun ◽  
P. Bravo Fernández ◽  
J. J. Sánchez ◽  
A. García Grande ◽  
I. Rabanal Retolaza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Clinical Features ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Performance Status ◽  
Nasopharyngeal Cancer ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Premalignant Lesions ◽  
Pharyngeal Cancer ◽  
Presenting Symptoms

Pharyngeal cancer still presents an unsatisfactory mortality (30-40 per cent in most series, with a slightly better prognosis for nasopharyngeal cancer relative to both oropharyngeal and hypophyarngeal cancers) despite advances in treatment. Therefore, it is critical to know the clinical features of pharyngeal cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate the most relevant clinical features of pharyngeal cancer (oropharyngeal, hypopharyngeal, and nasopharyngeal) in order to improve knowledge of this malignancy with the aim of ameliorating diagnosis and treatment.The retrospective study was based on a review of medical records from 258 consecutive patients with pharyngeal cancer (oropharyngeal, hypopharyngeal and nasopharyngeal) diagnosed at La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, between January 1 1991 and and December 31 1995. Medical records were provided by the Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Radiation Oncology, and Medical Oncology.All medical records were analysed for the following clinical variables: 1) incidence, 2) sociodemographics, 3) sites (oropharynx, hypopharynx, nasopharynx) and subsites, 4) clinical and histological staging, 5) pathlogy, 6) presenting symptoms, 7) time to diagnosis, 8) patients’ general performance status at diagnosis, 9) personal cancer history and synchronous head and neck tumours, 10) premalignant lesions, and 11) paediatric cases.Our most outstanding finding was the excessively long time that elapsed between first clinical manifestation appearance and conclusive diagnosis of pharyngeal cancer (4.7 months for pharynx, 4.5 for oropharynx, 4.4 for hypopharynx and 6.5 for nasopharynx cancers). It was found that nasopharyngeal cancer was quite different from both oropharyngeal and hypopharyngeal cancers with respect to its potential aetiology, risk factors and clinical presentation. In addition it has a better prognosis.

T3Laryngeal cancer: a retrospective study of the Dutch Head and Neck Oncology Cooperative Group: study design and general results

1992 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 393-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. H. J. TERHAARD ◽  
G. J. HORDIJK ◽  
P. VAN DEN BROEK ◽  
P. C. DE JONG ◽  
G. B. SNOW ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Cooperative Group ◽  
Head And Neck Oncology

scholarly journals EFEITO DO TREINAMENTO RESISTIDO NA REDUÇÃO DA DOR NO TRATAMENTO DE MULHERES COM FIBROMIALGIA: REVISÃO SISTEMÁTICA

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 170
Author(s):  
Lidiane Cristina Correia ◽  
Bartolomeu Fagundes de Lima Filho ◽  
Fabieli Pereira Fontes ◽  
Larissa Ramalho Dantas Varella ◽  
Jamilson Simoes Brasileiro
Keyword(s):  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Strength Training ◽  
Physical Therapy Modalities

A fibromialgia (FM) é uma doença reumática, de etiologia desconhecida que apresenta como principal característica a dor musculoesquelética, desencadeando um ciclo de descondicionamento. A fisioterapia exerce um papel muito importante com os programas de exercícios físicos, compostos por alongamento, exercício aeróbio e exercício resistido para reverter os sintomas apresentados. Recentemente, estudos têm apontado para o fato de que os exercícios resistidos poderiam ocasionar uma redução da dor em pacientes com FM, gerando um novo questionamento sobre os efeitos do exercício resistido nestes pacientes. Com isso, este estudo teve o objetivo de investigar o efeito do treinamento resistido na redução dor em mulheres com fibromialgia. Para tanto, foi realizado uma revisão de forma sistematizada dos estudos publicados até maio de 2016 nas bases de dados eletrônicas PubMed, PEDro, Scielo e Lilacs. O levantamento dos estudos encontrados foi realizado no período de maio a junho de 2016, usando os seguintes descritores na língua inglesa: Physical Therapy Modalities, strength training, Pain, Fibromyalgia e seus equivalentes na língua portuguesa e espanhola. Após a busca, foram encontrados 85 artigos. Após a análise dos resumos, 80 artigos foram excluídos de acordo com os critérios pré-estabelecidos, restando apenas 5 estudos randomizados controlados, sendo selecionados para análise dos seus dados. Após a análise, conclui-se que o treinamento resistido reduz a dor em mulheres com fibromialgia, a partir da 8ª semana de treinamento, desde que esse seja realizado de forma continuada e orientada, com duração de no mínimo 30 minutos, com frequência de 2 a 3 vezes por semana.

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