Efeito do uso do taping na redução do volume do linfedema secundário ao câncer de mama: revisão da literatura

Thomaz, Jaya Paula; Dias, Tamires Dos Santos Maximo; Rezende, Laura Ferreira de

doi:10.1590/1677-5449.007217

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“…Lymphedema is one of the most frequent long-term sequelae after BC surgery approach with detrimental consequences on upper limb function and activities of daily living and account for a large percentage of the so called survivorship issues in BC women. 48 To date, the gold standard treatment for BCRL is the CDT, a comprehensive rehabilitation program including skin care, MLD, multilayer compression bandaging, and lympho-kinetic exercises. 32 , 49 , 50 On the other hand, KT has been recently proposed to have a role in BCRL management with growing literature supporting its advantages in BCRL care.…”

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Efficacy of kinesio taping on upper limb volume reduction in patients with breast cancer-related lymphedema: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Marotta

Lippi

Ammendolia

et al. 2023

Eur J Phys Rehabil Med

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INTRODUCTION One of the most common disabling complications in breast cancer (BC) patients is breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL), a pathological condition affecting both physical and psychological function, with detrimental consequences on health-related quality of life (HR-QoL). Rehabilitation has a key role in the comprehensive management of this condition with several studies reporting positive results after performing complex decongestive therapies (CDT) in these women. Kinesio taping (KT) is a rather recent therapeutic approach to treat BCRL, however, evidence in literature regarding its effectiveness is far from being fully characterized. Therefore, this systematic review aimed at assessing the role of KT among the CDT to treat BCRL. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science were systematically searched from inception until May 5 th , 2022 to determine randomized control trials (RCTs) reporting patients with BCRL; KT as intervention; limb volume as outcome (PROSPERO number: CRD42022349720). EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS Out of the documents identified, 123 were eligible for data screening, and only 7 RCTs satisfied the eligibility criteria and were included. We found that KT might have a positive effect on limb volume reduction in patients with BCRL, albeit there is little evidence for low quality of the included studies. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, this systematic review showed that KT did not significantly reduce the upper limb volume in BCRL women, albeit it seemed to increase the flow rate during the passive exercise. Further high-quality-studies are mandatory to improve the knowledge in order to include the KT might into a multidisciplinary rehabilitative approach for the management of BC survivors affected by lymphedema.

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Efficacy of kinesio taping on upper limb volume reduction in patients with breast cancer-related lymphedema: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Marotta

Lippi

Ammendolia

et al. 2023

Eur J Phys Rehabil Med

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“…25,33 However, taping is contraindicated in patients with skin infections, renal failure, diabetes, and peripheral vascular disease, making this a supplementary treatment. 34 For patients who have had minimal improvement in swelling with conservative management, surgical treatment is and may consist of direct resection of involved tissue, suction-assisted lipectomy, lymphaticovenous anastomosis, or vascularized lymph node transfer surgery. 16 In our patient population, both patients underwent primary iliac vein stenting and were observed over a year, in the hopes that their lymphedema would improve.…”

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“…25,33 However, taping is contraindicated in patients with skin infections, renal failure, diabetes, and peripheral vascular disease, making this a supplementary treatment. 34…”

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May-Thurner Syndrome and Lymphedema Reconstruction

Gupta

Mathijs

Hart

et al. 2022

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open

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Background: May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) is an anatomical variant that results in compression of the left common iliac vein by the right common iliac artery. Although often asymptomatic, lower extremity swelling/edema, deep venous thrombosis, post-thrombotic syndrome, and eventual lymphedema (due to long-standing venous obstruction) can develop. The clinical management of patients presenting for lymphedema surgery with concomitant or undiagnosed MTS is not well described. Methods: This review investigates two patients who were evaluated for unilateral lower extremity lymphedema, both of whom were subsequently diagnosed with MTS. Standard imaging (including lymphoscintigraphy, indocyanine green lymphangiography, and magnetic resonance venography) were performed to identify proximal venous obstruction. Treatment was accomplished using vascular surgical management, including stenting of the iliac vein before lymphedema reconstruction with vascularized lymph node transfer and multiple lymphovenous bypass. Results: Both patients we examined in this review had improvement of lymphedema with vascular surgical management. Literature review reveals that MTS has an incidence as high as 20% in the population, although commonly unidentified due to lack of symptomatology. Conclusions: There are no studies documenting the incidence of MTS in patients referred for lymphedema surgical management. Routine studies should be obtained to screen for proximal venous obstruction in patients presenting for surgical management of lower extremity lymphedema. Additional research is needed regarding the approach to managing patients with both MTS and lymphedema. Careful observational and prospective studies may elucidate the appropriate time interval between venous stenting and lymphedema microsurgical reconstruction.

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“…In this sense the application is made with single tape divided into stripes confluent on a single anchorage placed on a big lymphatic station, with the small stripes creating a canvas of multiple overlapped fan of tape able to stimulate the outflow of the lymph from the periphery to the nearest lymphatic station (Kase and Stockheimer, 2006). This method highlighted good results in the management of different kind of edemas (Thomaz et al, 2018;Kafa et al, 2015), although there is not univocal consent on the real efficacy of this method in its various applications (Pivetta et al, 2017, Teixeira et al, 2016. Basing on these considerations, aiming to identify the real therapeutic potential of these alternative techniques for the management of edema of limbs, we decided to perform a comparative study on the efficacy of IPC and LKT in the management of primary lymphedema within stage 2 of lower limbs.…”

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New technologies in vascular rehabilitation

Prosperi

Barassi

Supplizi

et al. 2021

JAHC

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Lymphedema of lower limbs represents an important health problem, characterized by the necessity to identify new methods of treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the treatment with Lymphatic Kinesiology Taping (LKT) or Intermittent Pneumatic Compression therapy (IPC) on a homogeneous group of 40 women affected by primary lymphedema within stage 2 of lower limbs, comparing the two methods. Patients were equally and randomly divided into a group A subjected to application of LKT and group B subjected to IPC. All patients were evaluated through electric bioimpedentiometry (analysis of Total Body Water and Extracellular Water) and circumferential measurement of lower limbs through a measurement tape, both before and after the protocol (T0 and T1). Both treatment groups highlighted an improvement of the lymphedema, with a marked reduction of volume of lower limbs and a better hydric balance of the body. LKT and IPC can be considered as viable options for the treatment of primary lymphedema within stage 2 of lower limbs.

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Efeito do uso do taping na redução do volume do linfedema secundário ao câncer de mama: revisão da literatura

Cited by 15 publications

References 11 publications

Efficacy of kinesio taping on upper limb volume reduction in patients with breast cancer-related lymphedema: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Efficacy of kinesio taping on upper limb volume reduction in patients with breast cancer-related lymphedema: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

May-Thurner Syndrome and Lymphedema Reconstruction

New technologies in vascular rehabilitation

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