Exercise Intervention in Breast Cancer Patients With Treatment-Induced Arthralgia

Exercise Intervention in Breast Cancer Patients With Treatment-Induced Arthralgia

This is a pilot study of a specifically designed exercise intervention developed for breast cancer patients with aromatase-inhibitor related joint pain.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Post menopausal women with a history of estrogen positive breast cancer who are receiving aromatase inhibitors for at least one month.
• Patients must complain of mild to moderate arthralgia.
• Ability to understand and sign informed consent.
• Patients meet criteria for low to moderate risk for moderate exercise based oon the ACSM guidelines.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to comply with study requirements.
• Metastatic breast cancer.
• Patients with orthopedic or neuromuscular disorders that preclude participation in exercise.
• Rheumatoid arthritis.
• History of MI, angina or congestive heart failure.
• Pregnant or lactating females.
• Patients that are high risk for moderate exercise based on ACSM risk classification.
• Patients who exceed minimal physical activity recommendations from the US Surgeon General's Report: Accumulation of 30 minutes or more of moderate physical activity on most days of the week.
• Morbidly obese with BMI ≥ 40