Pilates for Breast Cancer Survivors

Pilates for Breast Cancer Survivors

Author: Naomi Aaronson, MA, OTR/L, CHT, CPI

Publisher: Demos Medical Publishing

Published: 2014-09-23

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1617051950

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No matter where you are in treatment, what side effects you may be experiencing, or your general fitness level, Pilates is a safe and effective way to help you regain flexibility, power, and endurance while relieving treatment side effects such as lymphedema, fatigue, depression, peripheral neuropathy, osteoporosis, and upper extremity impairment. Naomi Aaronson and Ann Marie Turo, occupational therapists and certified Pilates instructors, show you how to use exercises to: Strengthen arms and shoulders and regain your range of motion. Reduce pain and swelling and stretch tight areas affected by scars. Build core strength and back stability, especially important after TRAM or DIEP flap breast reconstruction surgery. Improve balance and coordination. Make it easier to perform basic daily living tasks. Release stress and boost energy. Including programs that can be done lying down, seated, or standing, Pilates for Breast Cancer Survivors will help you achieve maximum wellness, now and throughout your journey living life after cancer.


Pilates And Breast Cancer Recovery

Pilates And Breast Cancer Recovery

Author: Laura Anna Rapuzzi

Publisher: Litres

Published: 2021-01-26

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 5043262419

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The creation of this manual wants providing a practical guide through the Pilates method that helps patients with breast cancer to achieve complete psycho-physical recovery. The creation of this manual wants providing a practical guide through the Pilates method that helps patients with breast cancer to achieve complete psycho-physical recovery. The benefits that are obtained through the application of the Pilates method are many and valid. They guide each patient on the path to recovering their daily quality of life. The improvement of the mobility of the operated side, the muscular rebalancing, the improvement of posture and breathing, are the main objectives that can be achieved with this planning. The manual is aimed at everyone, even non-professionals, and will provide guidelines to optimize the benefits of the method. For this reason we will present the inventor Joseph Pilates and the Michael King school, recognized all over the world. Knowing the principles on which the method is based is of fundamental importance to perform the exercises with precision, fluidity and effectiveness. The interested parties will also be treated at an anatomical level by exposing the fundamental notions to better understand the reason for the choice of exercises. In the final part of the manual we will discuss how with the Pilates method diversified work phases can be organized, useful for achieving full recovery. Starting from simple exercises with the application of the principles of the method and developing, in the subsequent phases, motor challenges, we will improve all skills: control, stability, mobility, strength and balance. The psychological, emotional side, as well as depression, will also benefit, thus offering a new, more positive, approach to life. Laura Rapuzzi, ISEF graduate with 110 cum laude, for 40 years in the world of fitness; university teacher in sports science, she has perfected in recent years with Michael King's MK Pilates school, with whom she collaborates as a referent in Italy for several courses. He will discuss the potential of the Pilates method as a recovery tool for those who have undergone breast surgery. Simone Zanelli, Motor Sciences Brescia has been in the fitness and Pilates sector for years, collaborating with the MK school of which he is tutor, he will develop together with Laura, the rehabilitation and functional part of Pilates applied to this series. In detail, Dr. Carol Pileggi, Emergency Doctor, specialist in Oncological Radiotherapy, as well as practitioner of the method and Pilates Instructor, will deal with the clinical aspects of breast cancer, from the anatomical constitution of the district concerned to the diagnosis to possible interventions based on the case and therapies, also touching the emotional as well as psychic sphere put to a severe test by the disease, whatever its evolution. Thank you for taking the time and getting ready to read this manual.


Essential Exercises for Breast Cancer Survivors

Essential Exercises for Breast Cancer Survivors

Author: Amy Halverstadt

Publisher: Harvard Common Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9781558321786

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Let this book guide you toward a complete recovery of your presurgery strength, flexibility, energy level, and posture. Regain your confidence and positive self-image as well, with the help of this unique resource developed by two exercise experts and based on their tested EM-POWER exercise course. The book includes 100 pages of exercises divided into four levels of difficulty and illustrated with more than 140 photographs. The book tells you how to assess your readiness for the exercises, set personal goals, and advance through the course at a safe and effective pace. Includes: a concise explanation of breast cancer treatments and the impact these can have on your ability to exercise; Guidelines for identifying and preventing lymphedema; Advice on how to expand your exercise regimen to include aerobic exercise and weight training.


Evidence-based Non-pharmacological Therapies for Palliative Cancer Care

Evidence-based Non-pharmacological Therapies for Palliative Cancer Care

Author: William C.S. Cho

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-01-30

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 9400758332

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Cancer is one of the leading killers in the world and the incidence is increasing, but most cancer patients and cancer survivors suffer much from the disease and its conventional treatments’ side effects. In the past, clinical data showed that some complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) possessed anticancer abilities, but some clinicians and scientists have queried about the scientific validity of CAM due to the lack of scientific evidence. There is great demand in the knowledge gap to explore the scientific and evidence-based knowledge of CAM in the anticancer field. With this aim, a book series is needed to structurally deliver the knowledge to readers. Integrative therapies comprise a variety of non-pharmacological interventions that assist in alleviating physical and psychological symptoms. Apart from being a life-threatening disease, cancer and its therapy are usually associated with a significant deterioration in the quality of life. There is growing evidence that non-pharmacological therapies provide symptom and pain management in cancer palliation. This volume is a specialised book presenting the research evidence relevant to the application of a range of commonly used non-pharmacological interventions in supportive cancer care, including massage, acupressure, Qigong, yoga, mind-body therapy, mindfulness-based intervention, and aromatherapy. A number of scientific researches and clinical studies support that these therapies offer potential beneficial effects for cancer patients in terms of reducing pain, anxiety, and other symptoms. Indeed, non-pharmacological therapies are increasingly gaining acceptance in the healthcare community as complementary to conventional cancer treatments. Most of them are non-invasive, inexpensive, and useful in improving quality of life, and they may be accessed by patients themselves.


Common Issues in Breast Cancer Survivors

Common Issues in Breast Cancer Survivors

Author: Gretchen G. Kimmick

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-08-23

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 3030753778

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This book provides a clinically useful resource for evaluation and management of the symptoms and issues that burden survivors of breast cancer. Improvements to breast cancer screening and treatment have resulted in more patients than ever before having been cured after local definitive and systemic therapies. Primary care providers and specialists must be increasingly familiar with the issues that breast cancer survivors routinely face. This is the first book to provide a single resource for common issues faced by breast cancer survivors from a truly multidisciplinary perspective; each chapter of this text is coauthored by at least one oncologist and one specialist outside the field of oncology in order to include the perspectives of relevant disciplines. User-friendly and clinically applicable to all specialties, individual chapters also include tables and figures that describe how best to conduct initial evaluation of the given symptom as well as an algorithm, where applicable, outlining the optimal management approach. Common Issues in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Practical Guide to Evaluation and Management empowers non-cancer specialists and practitioners who care for breast cancer survivors to address common issues that impact patient quality of life.


Research Anthology on Advancements in Women's Health and Reproductive Rights

Research Anthology on Advancements in Women's Health and Reproductive Rights

Author: Management Association, Information Resources

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2022-05-06

Total Pages: 1101

ISBN-13: 1668463008

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Reproductive health and rights are critical topics in today’s society as laws and policies are continuously debated and adjusted across the world. There are many different outlooks on these issues, and different countries have widely varying laws in place at present. In order to better understand where the world currently is regarding these pressing discussions, further study is needed on the status of women’s reproductive rights. The Research Anthology on Advancements in Women's Health and Reproductive Rights provides a thorough review of the current research available regarding reproductive health. The book discusses how various countries and regions are handling reproductive rights as well as current issues women face within their reproductive health journeys. Covering topics such as sexual health, gender, and pregnancy, this major reference work is ideal for nurses, government officials, policymakers, healthcare professionals, researchers, scholars, academicians, practitioners, instructors, and students.


Breast Cancer and Gynecological Cancer Rehabilitation

Breast Cancer and Gynecological Cancer Rehabilitation

Author: Adrian Cristian

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2020-09-15

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0323721672

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Breast Cancer and Gynecological Cancer Rehabilitation, edited by Adrian Cristian, MD, MHCM, provides today's clinicians with a concise, accessible resource covering the holistic rehabilitation of breast cancer patients. Beginning with a review of epidemiology, genetics, and pathophysiology of breast cancer, it then covers clinical assessment and treatment options before providing comprehensive coverage of rehabilitation. Containing practical information, best practices, and the latest advances and research, this book is a valuable reference for physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians and residents, as well as occupational and physical therapists. - Provides a clear understanding of the current medical, surgical, and radiation treatments for breast cancer. - Covers the whole spectrum of breast cancer rehabilitation, including the role of physical and occupational therapy, treatment of anxiety and depression, pain syndromes, integrative care, nutritional rehabilitation, palliative care, and more. - Offers a timely and convenient resource written by leading experts in breast cancer and rehabilitation.


Diseases of the Breast

Diseases of the Breast

Author: Jay R. Harris

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2014-05-14

Total Pages: 3116

ISBN-13: 1469889161

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Stay on top of the latest knowledge in the field with this must-have resource for all clinicians who treat breast diseases. Expand your knowledge of every aspect of breast diseases as a diverse and distinguished group of internationally-recognized experts summarize the current knowledge, including biology and epidemiology, clinical features, and management. Ideal for any clinician seeing patients with breast disease, especially carcinoma of the breast, This full color 5th Edition of the authoritative text in the field is designed to foster the understanding necessary to provide optimal patient care.. Features Covering the latest major clinical trials, along with concise management summaries for each clinical chapter. Illustrations and tables that emphasize breast imaging, microscopic and gross histology, anatomy, and procedural technique enhance visual understanding. Algorithms on problem management in all aspects of breast disease from benign processes to breast carcinoma inform clinical practice. eBook with content updates is included with purchase New chapters have been added on pathology of in situ carcinomas, prophylactic contralateral mastectomy, implications of obesity in breast cancer, and an overview of survivorship issues To keep perspectives fresh and updated, over one third of the authors are new to this edition


Rehabilitation for Persistent Pain Across the Lifespan

Rehabilitation for Persistent Pain Across the Lifespan

Author: Jo Nijs

Publisher: MDPI

Published: 2021-01-15

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 3039438433

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The area of rehabilitation research for patients having persistent pain is on the move. The rapid growth in pain science has inspired rehabilitation clinicians and researchers around the globe. This has led to breakthrough research and implementation of modern pain science in rehabilitation settings around the world. Still, our understanding of persistent pain continues to grow, not in the least because of fascinating discoveries from areas such as psychoneuroimmunology, exercise physiology, clinical psychology and nutritional (neuro)biology. This offers unique opportunities to further improve rehabilitation for patients with chronic pain across the lifespan. Also, the diversity of health care disciplines involved in the rehabilitation of chronic pain (e.g. physicians, psychologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, coaches) provides a framework for upgrading rehabilitation for chronic pain towards comprehensive lifestyle approaches.