title: [Postoperative physical rehabilitation. Therapeutic goals and procedures in head and neck cancer].
abstract: The objective of postoperative physical rehabilitation of patients with head and neck carcinoma is to re-establish their physical, emotional, and social capabilities as far as possible. It is the task of the specialist in physical medicine to diagnose on musculoskeletal system-related problems, to establish concepts for rehabilitation treatment, and to define the aims of therapy. Depending on the clinical situation, pain has to be reduced, edemas eliminated, muscle balance re-established and endurance improved. Special emphasis must be put on correct breathing and to the training of the activities of daily living.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Physikalische Medizin, Universität Wien.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fialka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vinzenz
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*
vernacular_title: Postoperative physikalische Rehabilitation. Therapieziele und -verfahren bei Kopf-Hals-Karzinomen.