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    PLAN DE EJERCICIOS DE MOVILIDAD ARTICULAR EN TREN SUPERIOR PARA LA LIMITACIÓN FUNCIONAL EN PACIENTES POST MASTECTOMIA
    (2025-02-27) Lagua Saant, Evelyn Dayana; Caiza Lema, Stalin Javier; Universidad Técnica de Ambato/ Facultad de Ciencias de Salud /Carrera de Fisioterapia
    Breast cancer (BC) is a malignant neoplasm, that is, the abnormal growth of cells causing a tumor, which appears as a lump in the armpit or breast and in most cases is usually painless. Globally, BC has more than 2.26 million registered cases, becoming the main cancer mortality rate among women. For this reason, the present project aimed to develop a plan of joint mobility exercises in the upper body for functional limitation in post-mastectomy patients. The research was framed in a nonexperimental, prospective and longitudinal analytical design because a pre-and-post physiotherapy intervention evaluation was carried out on the participants. The population was selected by a convenience sample, being a total of 25 participants with unilateral mastectomy from the Solca Núcleo Tungurahua Hospital. The ranges of mobility (ROM) such as flexion, extension and abduction were evaluated with the goniometer and strength with a digital dynamometer. For functional disability, the DASH Scale questionnaire was used. The results showed a difference in the ranges of mobility and manual strength with a positive statistical significance after the intervention. Regarding the values obtained in DASH, a positive significance level of (p <0.000) was obtained post-intervention. This demonstrated that early comprehensive therapy in post-mastectomy women improves joint mobility, strength and decreases the level of disability of the affected limb.