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In this literature review, I compared the effects of manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) and photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) in treating breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL). I focused on determining which treatment of the two optimized BCRL limb swelling reduction, symptom management, and QOL of patients the most, as well as comparing their minor side effects and potential major risks. There is limited information on the effects of the two treatments on BCRL, but from the information and studies I analyzed, I found that PBMT seems to be a slightly more effective treatment than MLD in the determiners I researched. However, more in-depth research in the future would certainly allow for a more accurate and significant comparison between the two treatments’ efficacy in treating BCRL.
Vaishvik Vidavalapati (Fri,) studied this question.