Thyroid Surgery
Stretching exercises reduced symptoms of postoperative neck discomfort
Published in Drug Week, September 2nd, 2005
According to recent research from Japan, "[Those] who undergo thyroid surgery frequently suffer from unpleasant symptoms such as a stretching, choking, or pressing feeling or discomfort in the neck for a long time. The usefulness of rehabilitation (i.e., a stretching exercise) for reducing these symptoms after surgery has never been studied."
"In the present study, attempts were made to evaluate the usefulness of the stretching exercise in reducing disagreeable postoperative symptoms in the patients who had undergone thyroid surgery. A total of 469 patients,...
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Source: Drug Week (2005-09-02)
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