Recommended Post- Mastectomy Exercise

Objective: To prevent contracture of post mastectomy patient

• Shoulder - Cane overhead-supine: Hold cane at thighs with both hands, extend arms straight over head. Hold for 10 seconds. Perform 10 repetitions twice a day.

 

• Shoulder - Cane majorette-standing: Holding cane majorette style down across truck, raise toward ceiling. Perform 10 repetitions twice a day.

 

• Shoulder - Elevation/depression: While slowly inhaling, bring shoulders toward ears. Hold for 10 seconds. Slowly exhale while relaxing shoulders backward and downward. Perform 10 repetitionss twice a day.

• Shoulder - Range of motion-abduction: Holding wand with right hand, palm-up, push wand directly out to the side, leading with your other hand, palm-down, until you feel a stretch. Hold for 5 seconds. Perform 10 repetitions twice a day.

• Shoulder - Range of motion-wand-flexion: Bring wand directly overhead, leading with the uninvolved side. Reach backward until you feel a stretch. Hold for 10 seconds. Perform 10 repetitions twice a day.

• Shoulder - Range of motion-stretching-fexion: Slide your arm up the wall with your palm facing toward you, moving closer to the wall. Hold for 10 seconds. Perform 10 repetitions twice a day.

• Breathing - diaphragmatic: Hand on navel, inhale through the nose making navel move out towards hand. Exhale through puckered lips, hand following the exhalation in. Perform 10 repetitions, resting 5 seconds in between repetitions, twice a day.

•  Head/Neck - Side bend: Head centered, chin horizontal, slowly bend right ear to shoulder. Hold for 10 seconds and return to center. Repeat on the left. Perform 10 repetitions twice a day.

 

• Head/ Neck - Turn : Head centerned, chin horizontal, slowly turn look over you right shoulder and then your left shoulder. Hold for 5 seconds at each shoulder. Perform 10 repetitions twice a day.

•  Cervical Spring - Flexibility-corner stretch: Standing in the corner with you hands at shoulder level and feet 10 inches from corner, lean forward until a comfortable stretch is felt across your chest. Hold for 5 seconds. Perform 10 repetitions twice a day. 

By: Nooraziela M. Y.

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