Recommendation ID
NG101/7
Question

Strategies to reduce arm and shoulder problems- What is the most effective and cost-effective way of delivering the intervention (for example, type of physiotherapy or exercise, mode of delivery, number of sessions) to reduce arm and shoulder problems after breast cancer surgery or radiotherapy, and what is the acceptability of the intervention for different groups, such as:

women, men, trans people and non-binary people

people from minority ethnic family backgrounds

people with learning disabilities or cognitive impairment, or physical disabilities, or both

neurodiverse people?

Any explanatory notes
(if applicable)

For a short explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research, see the rationale section on arm and shoulder mobility .

Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review L: strategies for reducing arm and shoulder problems after breast cancer surgery or radiotherapy.


Source guidance details

Comes from guidance
Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management
Number
NG101
Date issued
July 2018

Other details

Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research? No  
Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register?   No