Efectividad del ejercicio físico como tratamiento para el linfedema en pacientes con cáncer

Palabras clave: neoplasias, ejercicio físico, rehabilitación, linfedema

Resumen

Introducción: el linfedema es el signo más común en aparecer en el tratamiento de cáncer, especialmente, en el de mama. Esta situación afecta principalmente los miembros superiores, bloqueando los ganglios linfáticos, generando una retención de líquidos, afectando la calidad de vida. Una de las alternativas para tratarlo es el ejercicio físico.

Materiales y métodos: se realizó una revisión sistemática utilizando bases de datos como EMBASE, PubMed, Medscape, MEDLINE y Google Scholar, incluyendo estudios tipo ensayos controlados aleatorios que evaluaran los efectos del ejercicio físico en el linfedema en publicaciones desde enero del 2013 a junio del 2020. Se tomaron en cuenta las recomendaciones de la colaboración Cochrane para la selección de estudios para revisiones sistemáticas, al igual que los criterios de la Declaración PRISMA y la escala de PEDro.

Resultados: se incluyeron un total de 36 artículos, en donde se observó que en 28 estudios la aplicación del ejercicio físico en sus diferentes modalidades generó una disminución de la circunferencia del linfedema, en algunos casos hasta 61% de la medición inicial (p<0,01) y en los 8 artículos restantes se mantuvo, pero mejorando la funcionalidad del miembro afectado y adaptación al mismo (p<0,01).

Conclusiones: la aplicación del ejercicio físico es una alternativa para tratar el linfedema el cual obtiene resultados positivos, mejorando la circunferencia del miembro afectado, funcionalidad, fuerza, sensibilidad y la calidad de vida.

Biografía del autor

Javier Eliecer Pereira-Rodríguez, Centro de Estudios e Investigación FISICOL

Fisioterapeuta, Especialista en Rehabilitación Cardiopulmonar. Magister en Cuidados Paliativos. Doctorando en Fisiología

Juan Sebastián De Marcos-Sánchez, 2Centro de Estudios e Investigación FISICOL.

Fisioterapeuta

Alejandra Patricia Viloria-Madrid, Hospital Universitario Erasmo Meoz

Médico General

Rolando José Hernández-Romero, Clínica Universitaria Departamento de Urgencias

Médico General, Especializando en Docencia Universitaria

William Alberto Delgadillo-Espinosa, Hospital Universitario Clínica San Rafael

Médico de Urgencias

Camilo Andrés López-Mejía, Clínica Juan N. Corpas

Médico General

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2021-09-06
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