Archives: Research Papers

A prototype smartwatch for monitoring dynamic, compound and plyometric exercises in cancer prehabilitation: a development and validation study.

BACKGROUND: Cancer prehabilitation programmes increasingly rely on home-based exercise interventions, yet objective monitoring of exercise compliance remains challenging. Current commercial wearables focus primarily on aerobic activities and lack capability for monitoring dynamic, compound, and plyometric exercises essential for cancer prehabilitation. OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate a prototype smartwatch capable of monitoring specific prehabilitation exercises with objective compliance tracking. METHODS: We …

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Effectiveness of Emerging Technologies in Physiotherapy for Women with Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review.

: Breast cancer remains the most frequently diagnosed malignancy among women worldwide. As survival rates continue to improve, rehabilitation interventions focusing on functional recovery and quality of life have become increasingly important. Emerging technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, and telerehabilitation have recently been integrated into physiotherapy programs. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of technology-assisted physiotherapy …

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Muscle fitness and physical function in children and adolescents with newly diagnosed cancer.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Maintaining muscle health is crucial for children undergoing cancer treatment. However, the extent of impairments during the early stages of treatment remains sparsely investigated. Therefore, we investigated muscle fitness-muscle strength, muscle power, and muscle endurance-and physical function in children with newly diagnosed cancer compared to community controls. METHODS: We compared parameters of muscle strength (assessed by isometric …

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Bibliometric analysis of exercise and cancer prognosis research: trends, thematic evolution, and global collaborations (2015-2024).

BACKGROUND: Physical activity and structured exercise are increasingly recognized as modifiable factors that influence cancer prognosis, recurrence risk, and quality of life. Despite rapid growth in this literature, the structure, thematic evolution, and international distribution of research linking exercise to cancer prognosis have not been systematically mapped. METHODS: We conducted a bibliometric analysis of publications indexed in the Web of …

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Head and neck cancer rehabilitation: the CaRe feasibility study.

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a multi-modal exercise and education rehabilitation programme for patients post head and neck cancer (HNC) treatment. METHODS: This single-arm prospective feasibility study included patients in the first 2 years following treatment for HNC. Participants completed a 10-week multi-modal exercise and education programme including twice weekly online …

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Embedding Rehabilitation as Core Cancer Care in Australia and New Zealand: A Health System Imperative.

Cancer remains a global health challenge, with rising survivorship rates highlighting the need for integrated interdisciplinary rehabilitation care. Survivors frequently experience persistent physical, functional, psychological, cognitive and behavioural challenges, including fatigue, deconditioning, neuropathy, pain and psychological distress, with up to two-thirds reporting significant unmet needs and reduced quality of life. Interdisciplinary rehabilitation, encompassing exercise, education, nutrition, task-specific functional retraining, psychosocial …

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Embedding the rehabilitation treatment specification system (RTSS) into clinical practice: an evaluation of a pilot teaching programme.

BACKGROUND: Deficiency in the provision and quality of treatment specification by rehabilitation clinicians impairs the ability to differentiate effective from ineffective elements of treatment. The standardised language of the rehabilitation treatment specification system (RTSS) has been proposed as a countermeasure. To date, there is no evidence of its use in clinical practice and what effect it may have. This study …

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Gradient Rotating Magnetic Fields Impairing F-Actin-Related Gene CCDC150 to Inhibit Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Metastasis by Inactivating TGF-β1/SMAD3 Signaling Pathway.

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive and lethal malignancy in women, with a lack of effective targeted drugs and treatment techniques. Gradient rotating magnetic field (RMF) is a new technology used in oncology physiotherapy, showing promising clinical applications due to its satisfactory biosafety and the abundant mechanical force stimuli it provides. However, its antitumor effects and underlying molecular …

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Physiotherapy in the primary care oncology team.

As the incidence of cancer rises, medical advancements have made it possible to have increased survival rates among cancer patients. However, many experience persistent treatment-related side effects that negatively affect their quality of life. At the first international Oncology Physiotherapy Conference in 2018, it was agreed that undergraduate physiotherapy training provides a strong foundation for oncology rehabilitation. However, management of …

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