Lead Sponsor

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Age

18 - 70 years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

No

•a female adult aged 18 and older;
•a diagnosis of early-stage (Stage I, II, or III) breast cancer;
•completion of surgery, and/or chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy;
•have at least a moderate level of pain, fatigue and sleep disturbance as measured on 0-10 numerical rating scales, with a score of ≥ 3 for each symptom during the past one month;
•willing to use WhatsApp messenger for follow-ups;
•being able to communicate in Chinese

•prior use of acupuncture, acupressure, Zhan Zhuang, or other types of Zhan Zhuang within the past three months;
•currently receiving progressive muscle relaxation, mindfulness-based stress reduction, and other body mind exercise (e.g. yoga) for the treatment of pain, fatigue, and sleep disturbance;
•mentally incapable of participating in the study as indicated by the Hong Kong version of Montreal Cognitive Assessment score;
•inability to perform self-care as indicated by the Karnofsky Performance Scale score\<70