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- Title
A novel manual therapy programme during radiation therapy for head and neck cancer - our clinical experience with five patients.
- Authors
Krisciunas, G.P.; Golan, H.; Marinko, L.N.; Pearson, W.; Jalisi, S.; Langmore, S.E.
- Abstract
The article discusses a study on a manual therapy programme for patients undergoing during radiation therapy for head and neck cancer. The patents have baseline swallow evaluations with speech-language pathology and attended weekly manual therapy sessions during radiation. The results demonstrated the programme's potential to reduce pain, inflammation and contracture. The patients also experienced improvement in mobility.
- Subjects
CANCER radiotherapy research; HEAD &; neck cancer treatment; SPEECH therapy; PAIN management; INFLAMMATION treatment; CONTRACTURE (Pathology); HUMAN mechanics research; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Clinical Otolaryngology, 2016, Vol 41, Issue 4, p425
- ISSN
1749-4478
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/coa.12535