The addition of self-lymphatic drainage to compression therapy instead of manual lymphatic drainage in the first phase of complex decongestive therapy for treatment of breast cancer-related lymphedema: A randomized-controlled prospective study

摘要

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of adding self-lymphatic drainage (SLD) to compression bandaging (CB) therapy rather than manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) in the first phase of complex decongestive therapy (CDT) on arm edema, quality of life, upper extremity function, and anxiety-depression in patients with breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL).