October is breast cancer awareness month. While new treatments and advances are leading to better outcomes and survival rates for those diagnosed, what comes next for those treated, can have its own challenges.
ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) – October is breast cancer awareness month. While new treatments and advances are leading to better outcomes and survival rates for those diagnosed, what comes next for those treated, can have its own challenges.
For those who need surgery to remove the cancer, there are possible side effects that could require there own course of treatment.
POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF BREAST CANCER SURGERY:
Lymphedema
Postural Changes from Tissue Adhesions
Impaired Shoulder Function
Pain
Weakness
In this week’s Women’s Health Wednesday, Sandra Sanderson, MSPT, CLT-LANA, a Physical Therapist at St. Peter’s Rehabilitation Services, discusses the different types of side effects and what can be done to treat them.
BREAST CANCER REHABILITATION:
Help address movement disorders
Improve comfort and function
Reduce fatigue and weakness
Develop individualized home exercise program
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