Upper Limb Muscular Strengthening in the Rehabilitation of Patients Submitted to the Breast Cancer Surgical Treatment

Pre and postoperative assessment and orientation, guidelines for lymphedema prevention and self drainage, follow-up for rehabilitation or maintenance of joint amplitude of shoulder movements and functional return.

The exercises performed were active-free, with the aid of a stick or resistance by elastic bands and dumbbells for flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, external and internal rotation of the shoulder, and elbow flexion and extension, besides activities to enable movements Functional. The mode of execution of the exercises was isotonic, done slowly and within the joint amplitude reached by the patient, using resistance according to the muscular capacity of each patient.