Virtual Reality for postoperative rehabilitation in patients with breast cancer
Starting postoperative rehabilitation exercises, including upper extremity abduction and flexion exercises, early can reduce the risk of upper extremity pain and dysfunction.
Recommended rehabilitation for the first 7 days after surgery, but the shoulder range of motion should be limited to 90°
Patient’s motivation to undergo physical rehabilitation tends to be low because of wound pain and fear of movement.
One technique currently being employed to address this problem is virtual reality (VR)
Interprofessional Practice
Our team included patients, breast surgery, rehabilitation medicine, software engineer, and a case manager.
