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International Journal of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Volume 5 (2019), Article ID 5:IJPTR-155, 6 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-7498/2019/155
Review Article
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation in Shoulder Rehabilitation of Women Submitted to Surgical Treatment for Breast Cancer

Elaine Caldeira de Oliveira Guirro1,2,*, Daniela Santana Polati Silveira2, Carla Silva Perez2, Thais Montezuma2, Monique Silva Rezende2, Raul Oliveira3 and Rinaldo Roberto de Jesus Guirro1,2

1Department of Health Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil
2Postgraduate Program in RehabilitationandFunctional Performance, São Paulo University, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
3CIPER, Neuromuscular ResearchLaboratory,, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, 1649-004, Portugal
Dr. Elaine Caldeira de Oliveira Guirro, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SãoPaulo, Brazil, Bandeirantes Avenue, 3900, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo 14049900, Brazil, Tel: +5516 3315-4584; E-mail: ecguirro@fmrp.usp.br
12 September 2019; 12 October 2019; 14 October 2019
Guirro ECO, Silveira DSP, Perez CS, Montezuma T, Rezende MS, et al. (2019) Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation in Shoulder Rehabilitation of Women Submitted to Surgical Treatment for Breast Cancer. Int J Phys Ther Rehab 5: 155. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-7498/2019/155
This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Brasil (CAPES) - Finance Code 88881.190398/2018-01.

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