Exercises after mastectomy

The exercises, including breathing, you start to do more in the hospital. As soon as you began to climb, walk, watch his posture! The exercises are recommended to do at home, left the hospital, aimed at strengthening the muscles of the shoulder girdle and hands, to increase range of motion in the shoulder joint of the hand of the operated side.

1. Walking on the spot, with free, swinging, friendly gestures. Breathing arbitrary.

2. Lean on the chair with his good arm, sore arm pull down and follow it up to fatigue circular and pendulum-like movement forward - backward, left and right, circular. Breath arbitrary.

3. Put the brush on the shoulders and make the 4 circular motion in the shoulder joint forward, then the same back. Breathing arbitrary.

4. Put your hands behind his head, take your elbows back, inhale, exhale and forth (Figure 2).

5. Place hands on the belt - a deep breath, take your elbows back, trying to reconcile the scapula; elbows forward and exhale.

6. Connect your fingers in the "lock" in front of chest, slowly raise your arms above his head, looking at his hands. Breathing arbitrary.

7. Connect your fingers in the "lock" on his back, pulling his hands as much as possible by assigning them back, chin up. Breathing arbitrary.

8. Stand facing a wall, lean on her hands at shoulder level. Maximum dilute elbows to the side - breath, and then push them to the body-breath test (Figure 3).

9.Vstante face to the wall and sliding on her hands, lift your hands up, trying to reach out his hand to the patient level of health. Breathing arbitrary. After 3-4 weeks of training can be therapeutic exercises, if you allow a doctor to perform gymnastic exercises with a stick.

10. Stand straight, straightening his shoulders, holding a stick in front of a lowered hands. Raise the stick above your head, inhale, exhale, lower (Figure 4).

11. Holding the stick behind his back in a bent elbow, rotate the torso to the side, feet on the floor do not distract. Breath of arbitrary (Figure 5).

12. Feet shoulder-width apart, stick in the hands of the downtrodden. Raise the stick above his head - inhale, Get into her shoulders - exhale. Perform each exercise in a slow pace (Figure 6).

13.Vstante straight, feet together, grasp the ends of the stick and, holding it vertically, brought up for the back. Up and down his stick behind his back. Breath of arbitrary (Figure 7).

14. Stand up straight, pull the patient's hand forward, holding it upright stick. Fingering, move the stick up, then down. Breath arbitrary (Figure 8).

Each exercise was repeated 3 to 10 times. If you are tired, rest. Between exercises pauses for 5-15 seconds. 3-4 times during the study follow-breathing exercises. Sit comfortably, lean back in his chair, put one hand on his chest, the other at the top of the abdomen. Take a deep breath through his nose, sticking out his stomach, on an exhalation approach the chin to the chest, abdomen Pull.

Upon completion of all exercises relax the muscles relax, you can lie down.