What is cancer rehab?
Depending on your needs, your rehabilitation plan may include:
- Bladder or bowel therapy
- Exercise counseling
- Family training
- Lymphedema therapy
- Nutrition counseling
- Occupational therapy
- Pain management
- Physical therapy
- Speech therapy
Prehabilitation before cancer treatment
Prehabilitation may also be part of your care. Patients meet with rehabilitation experts before starting their cancer treatment to develop a plan of exercises and techniques that improve your strength and endurance. This can aid your recovery process following cancer treatment.
Candidates for cancer rehabilitation
Your care team may recommend cancer rehab or prehab if you’re experiencing:
- Difficulty moving
- Difficulty with your daily living
- Lymphedema
- Neurological issues, like mental fog or balance issues
- Pain
- Tiring easily (fatigue)
- Weakness
What to expect
You’ll meet with a rehab specialist who will:
- Provide information and ask questions to learn about your health history, cancer diagnosis, treatments and side effects.
- Learn about your personal concerns and priorities about recovering from cancer treatment
- Explain how oncology rehabilitation fits into your overall care plan.
- Share details about what you can expect with each therapy session.
- Work with you to create your customized cancer rehab plan.
Feel free to ask questions at any point in the process. We offer additional services and support to make life easier during treatment.
Get started on your cancer rehab journey
If you’re ready to get started or to ask questions, you can contact us at XXX-XXX-XXXX . Get to know our cancer rehab providers who will provide your cancer rehab services.