Special Programs
Breast Cancer Rehabilitation Program
Certified Pink Ribbon Program for Breast Cancer Survivors
Have you survived Breast Cancer treatment and need to "Get Back to Living not just Surviving"?
This program is a gentle, staged process that begins when the survivor is either six weeks post-operative or has received surgeon’s approval to begin therapeutic exercise.
You will be guided through the 6 week post-operative workout program to enhance your recovery.
Benefits of this Program:
Regain Strength and Mobility in Affected Shoulder & Arm
Promotes Lymphatic Drainage, Helping to Prevent Lymphedema
Improves Functional Ability & Quality of Life
Enhances & Restores Energy Levels
Assists in Restoring Posture
Decreases Stress & Anxiety
Alleviates Pain & Swelling
Rehabilitative exercise is an important part of returning to activities of daily living after cancer treatment. Newer research has shown that exercise is not only safe and possible after cancer, but also immediacy after diagnosis and during treatments. Over 80 studies have shown that the effects of exercise on patients demonstrate that exercise safe and also leads to significant improvements in day-to-day functioning, intensity and tolerance of symptoms, fitness, and overall health-related quality of life.
The life-force of the Pink Ribbon Program is to ensure that every woman has the ability to regain a sense of wellbeing that had been lost from diagnosis through surgery and into recovery. This can be achieved, in part, through an exercise therapy program designed specifically for the needs and challenges facing the growing number of breast cancer survivors. Rehabilitation is a key component often missing in the treatment of breast cancer. The Pink Ribbon Program has been created to enhance recovery for breast cancer patients. The program helps stretch and strengthens shoulder, chest, and back allowing the patient to improve range of motion and strength to those areas most affected by breast cancer surgery, treatment and reconstruction.
