- 著者
- Shinichiro MORISHITA Katsuyoshi SUZUKI Taro OKAYAMA Junichiro INOUE Takashi TANAKA Jiro NAKANO Takuya FUKUSHIMA
- 出版者
- Japanese Society of Physical Therapy
- 雑誌
- Physical Therapy Research (ISSN:21898448)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.26, no.1, pp.10-16, 2023-04-20 (Released:2023-04-20)
- 参考文献数
- 54
- 被引用文献数
- 1
In recent years, the number of cancer survivors has been increasing each year due to advances in the early diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Cancer survivors present a variety of physical and psychological complications due to cancer and its treatment. Physical exercise is an effective nonpharmacological treatment for complications in cancer survivors. Furthermore, recent evidence has shown that physical exercise improves the prognosis of cancer survivors. The benefits of physical exercise have been widely reported, and guidelines for physical exercise for cancer survivors have been published. These guidelines recommend that cancer survivors engage in moderate- or vigorous-intensity aerobic exercises and/or resistance training. However, many cancer survivors have a poor commitment to physical exercise. In the future, it is necessary to promote physical exercise among cancer survivors through outpatient rehabilitation and community support.
- 著者
- Shinichiro MORISHITA Katsuyoshi SUZUKI Taro OKAYAMA Junichiro INOUE Takashi TANAKA Jiro NAKANO Takuya FUKUSHIMA
- 出版者
- Japanese Society of Physical Therapy
- 雑誌
- Physical Therapy Research (ISSN:21898448)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.R0023, (Released:2023-03-22)
- 参考文献数
- 54
- 被引用文献数
- 1
In recent years, the number of cancer survivors has been increasing each year due to advances in the early diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Cancer survivors present a variety of physical and psychological complications due to cancer and its treatment. Physical exercise is an effective nonpharmacological treatment for complications in cancer survivors. Furthermore, recent evidence has shown that physical exercise improves the prognosis of cancer survivors. The benefits of physical exercise have been widely reported, and guidelines for physical exercise for cancer survivors have been published. These guidelines recommend that cancer survivors engage in moderate- or vigorous-intensity aerobic exercises and/or resistance training. However, many cancer survivors have a poor commitment to physical exercise. In the future, it is necessary to promote physical exercise among cancer survivors through outpatient rehabilitation and community support.
- 著者
- Keiichi Osaki Shinichiro Morishita Tetsuhiro Shimokawa Akiho Kamimura Takashi Sekiyama Chisaki Kanehiro Atsushi Shindo Kensuke Shiga Eri Kawata
- 出版者
- The Japanese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine
- 雑誌
- Progress in Rehabilitation Medicine (ISSN:24321354)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.8, pp.20230007, 2023 (Released:2023-03-11)
- 参考文献数
- 20
Background: This case report describes the successful management of rehabilitation therapy for a hematological malignancy patient who was receiving chemotherapy and had coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).Case: A 76-year-old man receiving chemotherapy for relapsed refractory multiple myeloma (MM) presented to our hospital with fever and dyspnea and was hospitalized with a diagnosis of COVID-19. Physical therapy (20 min/day, 5 days/week) was started on day 6 of hospitalization while the patient was receiving oxygen therapy. Conditioning exercises and movement exercises were performed in an isolation room, and blood counts, fracture susceptibility, and respiratory status were monitored. The patient was severely immunocompromised and required 34 days of isolation due to persistent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Physical function was assessed by manual muscle testing of the lower extremities and by the extent of lower extremity fatigue and dyspnea on exertion, as assessed using the Borg scale. Motor capacity was assessed using the de Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI) score and the Barthel Index (BI). Muscle weakness and severe dyspnea developed 4 days after physical therapy was started. However, physical therapy led to improvements in DEMMI score and BI. The patient was discharged home on day 43 with home medical care.Discussion: Careful management of MM and COVID-19 facilitated safe treatment with physical therapy. The patient’s physical function improved with a carefully planned physical therapy program. Moreover, the patient required prolonged isolation due to persistent viral shedding; however, as a result of the treatment, which was coordinated between physicians and nurses, the patient could be discharged home.