Evaluation and Re-evaluation of Post-mastectomy Pain Syndrome by Breast Cancer EDGE Task Force Outcomes

Participants were recruited from the Baheya Centre for Early Detection and Treatment of Breast Cancer institution. Patients were eligible if they had a previously post-mastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS), and were presented with pain within the surgical area lasting more than 3 months. They were evaluated by questionnaires and methods of pain assessment then received their physiotherapy program specific for pain relief for six sessions, and so re-evaluation. All women gave informed written consent in Arabic and English forms.