Evaluation of Fitness Performance Before and After Breast Reduction Surgery for Symptomatic Macromastia in Active Duty Air Force Women

Abstract

Breast Reduction Surgery for the symptoms of macromastia has been well shown to improve symptoms of back and neck pain as well as deep shoulder grooves. It is established to have high patient satisfaction and even have improved pulmonary physiology, and promote overall wellness and weight loss. The purpose of this study is to evaluate if active duty women treated for symptomatic macromastia by bilateral breast reduction show an improvement in PFT (personal fitness test) after surgery compared to before surgery. The 15 active duty women evaluated far have shown no significant improvement in their performance on the PT test. Although they uniformly report that their symptoms are alleviated they do not perform overall better on the run, push-ups, sit ups, or overall score.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA529788

Entities

People

  • Kerry Latham

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Biological Sciences
  • Body Weight
  • Demography
  • Information Operations
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Minority Groups
  • Native Americans
  • Pain
  • Physical Fitness
  • Physiology
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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