What are the Safe Exercises for Cancer Survivors’ Lymphedema? A Narrative Review

Kim, JongKyu

doi:10.67326/cll.2021.6.2.35

Clin. Lymphology Lymphedema 2021; 6(2):35-39

pISSN: 2508-190X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.67326/cll.2021.6.2.35

REVIEW ARTICLE

림프부종이 있는 암생존자에게 안전한 운동이란 무엇인가?

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What are the Safe Exercises for Cancer Survivors’ Lymphedema? A Narrative Review

JongKyu Kim ¹ ^, ^*

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¹서울의료원 재활의학과

¹Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea

^*Corresponding Author : JongKyu Kim, MD, PhD, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Seoul Medical Center, 156, Sinnae-ro, Jungnang-gu, Seoul 02053, Republic of Korea, Tel: +82-2-2276-7474, Fax: +82-2-2276-8534, E-mail: jongkyukim@seoulmc.or.kr

ⓒ Copyright 2021 Korean Society of Lymphology and Lymphedema. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Received: Oct 06, 2021; Accepted: Nov 02, 2021

Published Online: Nov 30, 2021

Abatract

Traditionally, exercises for cancer survivors with lymphedema have been considered harmful. Nowadays, many studies support that both aerobic and resistance exercises do not increase the risk of lymphedema for breast cancer survivors nor aggravated postmastectomy lymphedema. There has been little evidence for lower-extremity lymphedema; however, there seem to be similar effects. With some precautions, including medical check-ups, skincare, compressive garments, and foot-cares, we can suggest exercises more actively to cancer survivors without lymphedema concerns.

Keywords: Lymphedema; Cancer Survivors; Exercise; Safety