A Literature Review of Physical Therapy Following Neck Dissection in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

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Physical therapy is typically recommended for patients who have undergone a neck dissection, a common surgery performed on head and neck cancer patients to remove enlarged lymph nodes. Head and neck cancers are becoming increasingly common due to the rise in HPV positive oropharyngeal cancer. There is currently no uniform treatment or standard set of exercises given to patients, so this study is designed to look at the most effective therapy through a review of the scientific literature on PubMed. There is an insufficient number of studies to allow for significant findings, however overhead exercises have been shown to be the most effective based on the few studies that exist on the topic. The literature did illustrate that there are other ways to manage pain such as acupuncture and massage in place of, or in addition to, physical therapy.

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