Efficacy of a Sensory Re-Education Paradigm on Postural Stability in Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)

Volume 20 No 9 (2022)

Mohamed A.R , Abdulalem Attia , Hoda Zakaria , Mohamed M. Wahman , Noha F. Mahmoud , Abeer A Mohammed , Youssef M. Elbalawy

DOI: 10.14704/nq.2022.20.9.NQ44348

Abstract

Worldwide, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer. Among females, it’s the main cause of cancer death. Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a prevalent serious side effect deriving from neurotoxic chemotherapeutic agents and a limiting factor in using them. The underlying nerve injury can affect proprioception and foot sensitivity causing impaired postural control. Sensory re-education is a therapeutic rehabilitation program that uses repeated sensory stimulation to recover functional sensibility in the affected area and learn adaptive functioning.

Keywords

Breast cancer, Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, Postural stability, Sensory re-education

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