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Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of shock wave therapy versus the intermittent pneumatic compression in post mastectomy lymphedema. Methods of evaluation: Arm limb volume measurement: V=h(C1)2+C1C2+C22/12π. Forty five women with breast cancer will be recruited from Minia Oncology Center. Their ages were ranged from 35 to 65 years old: group A: group which received the shock wave therapy with complex decongestive physical therapy (CDPT). group B: group which received the intermittent pneumatic compression with complex decongestive physical therapy (CDPT). group C:group which received only the complex decongestive physical therapy (CDPT), including bandaging, compression garments, manual lymphatic drainage, exercise, and self care, for two weeks. Results: results showed that the Shock wave therapy with the complex decongestive therapy and the pneumatic compression therapy with the complex decongestive therapy, were effective in decreasing the arm segment volume (ASV) in upper limb lymphedema postmastectomy as evidenced by the highly significant decrease in the ASV. But the pneumatic compression therapy with the complex decongestive therapy was more beneficial than the Shock wave therapy with the complex decongestive therapy |