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Using thermal imaging to measure changes in breast cancer-related lymphoedema during reflexology

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Whatley, Judith
Kay, Sally
Date
2020-10-08
Acceptance date
2020-04-03
Type
Article
Publisher
Mark Allen Healthcare
ISSN
1462-4753
Embargoed until
2021-04-08
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Background Reflexology lymph drainage (RLD) for breast cancer related lymphoedema (BCRL) may have a positive impact on arm swelling and pain. Thermal imaging is a means of tracking temperature change by visual images. Aims To explore the use of thermal imaging in treatment for BCRL. Method The swollen arms of two participants with BCRL were photographed using a thermal imaging camera during a single RLD treatment. Limb Volume Circumferential Measurement (LVCM) of both arms was taken before, after and the next day. The images were examined for visual changes, and temperature data were extracted. Findings Images showed differences in temperature within the affected hand and arm over 45 minutes. LVCM data indicated a loss of limb volume in the affected arm in both cases, which continued to decrease over 24 hours. Conclusion Thermal imaging may be useful in tracking temperature change during treatment for BCRL.
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British Journal of Community Nursing;
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Whatley, J.A. and Kay, S. (2020) 'Using thermal imaging to measure changes in breast cancer-related lymphoedema during reflexology', British Journal of Community Nursing, 25(Sup10), pp.S6-S11.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10369/11024
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https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2020.25.Sup10.S6
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Article published in British Journal of Community Nursing available at https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2020.25.Sup10.S6
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Cardiff Metropolitan University (Grant ID: Cardiff Metropolian (Internal))
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