Immediate Exercises versus Late Postoperative Exercises for Onco-Mammary Surgeries: Limitation or Release of Range of Motion?

Abstract

Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common type among women in the world and in Brazil, it is part of a heterogeneous group of diseases, thus having different signs and behavior. Possible treatments include surgical approaches, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, endocrine therapy, and target therapy. The surgical procedure can lead to several complications and consequences for the patient, so a follow-up process is necessary after this approach, exercises are fundamental to return functionality and quality of life, but there is divergence in the literature regarding the moment of beginning of the execution of the same. Objective: To perform a systematic literature review, present studies and analyze the impact of the release of immediate versus late exercises, after onco-mammary surgeries, without associated plastic intervention. Method: This is a systematic literature review. To perform the same, a search was made in the database of PubMed, PEDro and SciELO databases using the descriptors: rehabilitation, breast neoplasms, prospective period, prospective care, exercise and their respective ones in the Portuguese language, being these, rehabilitation, breast cancer, postoperative period, postoperative care and exercise. Results: For the accomplishment of this study, 48 articles were found, being 12 relevant to the review. Conclusion: The studies are divergent, but a literary update emphasizes immediate postoperative exercises of onco-mammary surgeries can be used without increasing the incidence of complications.