Physiotherapy after breast surgery is helpful with post operative recovery in many ways. Breast surgery can result in increased pain, scar tightness, stiffness in the shoulder and swelling in the arm. These symptoms can affect your activities of daily living resulting in a decline in the quality of your life and your ability to function.
Physiotherapy can help with:
- Improving the range of motion of the shoulder through soft tissue stretches and myofascial techniques. Your physiotherapist will also educate you on home exercises to help regain your shoulder movement.
- Help break down the scar tissue from the surgery that can be both a cause of your pain and also be contributing to the limitation in your movement.
- Work on increasing and regaining strength of your arm through strengthening exercises you can do at the clinic and on your own at home.
- Help improve your posture which if compromised, may be contributing to pain in both your neck and upper back.
- Decreasing swelling in your arm through massage therapy techniques and education. This buildup of fluid can be both uncomfortable and painful.
If you require treatment feel free to contact our professionals at the Durham Orthopedic and Sports Injury Clinic at 905-428-7800.
