New combo therapy may ease shoulder pain in breast cancer survivors

This study tested whether a combination of physiotherapy techniques—including dry needling, nerve gliding exercises, and scapula strengthening—works better than exercise alone for women with ongoing shoulder pain after breast cancer treatment. Ninety women were randomly assigned to one of three groups: multimodal physiotherapy, scapula exercises, or conventional shoulder exercises. The goal was to see which approach best reduced pain and disability and improved quality of life.