Exercising during breast cancer treatment has been shown to have many benefits. It can reduce fatigue and improve cardiovascular fitness, strength, balance, and overall confidence and emotional well-being. For people with breast cancer, exercise is typically safe to continue throughout treatment, including during chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery. However, certain exercises may require modification based […]
Physical Therapy and Breast Cancer With more than 250,000 women diagnosed each year in the United States, breast cancer can have a significant impact on the lives of patients. Breast cancer treatment often involves surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and hormonal therapy. Although these life-saving interventions are essential in breast cancer treatment, they can have side […]
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. Physical Therapy is an integral part of breast cancer rehabilitation. Those undergoing treatments for breast cancer often face surgery. Physical therapists can work with women to alleviate symptoms caused by surgical intervention or medical treatment for cancer.Our therapists […]
In the past, breast cancer survivors were told not to lift anything even moderately heavy—not a bag of groceries, not a suitcase, not their children. They also were warned against using their arms strenuously— no scrubbing floors or raking leaves. The thinking behind these prohibitions was that exercising the arms could increase the chance of […]