Aim The aim of this study is to evaluate the influence of early postoperative physical therapy program on upper-limb function and returning to physical activity in the first 6 months following surgery.
Hypotheses
* Early physical activity performed post-operative will improve ROM and therefore, will help women after breast surgeries to return faster to their routine physical activity and by that promote physical health.
* Early postoperative physical therapy is safe when the program for is tailored to the type of surgery.
Methods
Study design Parallel group prospective randomized controlled clinical trial. Two surgical department's including general surgery department and genecology department in Assuta hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel
Sample All women undergoing breast cancer surgeries in Assuta hospital between 02.01.2018 and till 07.01.2019 will be randomized into two groups: Group A (intervention group) will be instructed first day post-operative to exercise program; Group B (control group) without intervention.
