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Participants
Start Date
April 5, 2023
Primary Completion Date
January 1, 2024
Study Completion Date
January 10, 2024
Manual lymph drainage
It consists of patients who will receive manual lymph drainage everyday for 5 days. The subject's position will be supine with their knees bent. Every session will be of 45 minutes. Manual lymph drainage will with abdominal lymph drainage, after which central lymph stimulation will be performed. Then, by stimulating the bilateral axillary lymph nodes, the flow of fluid over the right and left breasts will be directed toward the axillary lymph nodes. While the patients in the prone position, bilateral axillary lymph nodes will be stimulated, and each manual lymph drainage will be performed from the dorsum to the axillary lymph node .
Control group
The other group will receive massage for 20 minutes every day for 5 days from first day of treatment. Massage will be done using the index and middle fingers in a spiral motion towards the nipples.
RECRUITING
Riphah International university, Lahore, Lahore
Riphah International University
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