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Oncology Rehabilitation

Cancer survivors commonly experience a wide variety of deficits related to their cancer and its treatment. Treatment related side effects can have a profound negative impact on function and quality of life.

OUR SPECIALIZED ONCOLOGY REHABILITATION PROGRAM INCLUDES:

  • A team of experts who have advanced certifications and specializations to best serve cancer survivors
  • Utilization of evidence-based treatment interventions and state-of-the-art equipment to optimize recovery
  • Exercise interventions to improve strength, balance, and gait
  • Manual therapy to improve range of motion, decrease pain, and manage edema
  • Interventions and strategies to minimize cognitive effects from treatment and chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy
  • Vital Stimulation to improve swallowing and oral motor skills
  • Strategies to decrease cancer related fatigue, conserve energy, and optimize cardiovascular function
  • Interventions and strategies to address pelvic health and sexual dysfunction
  • Family and care partner education and resources

Speech therapy plays a crucial role for patients recovering from throat cancer, particularly after interventions such as surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy. These treatments can significantly impact speech and swallowing abilities. Therefore, therapies are tailored through collaboration among speech therapists, oncologists, and nutritionists to address the individual needs of patients.

Key Approaches in Speech Therapy

  • Vocal Exercises: Therapists guide patients through specific exercises designed to strengthen vocal cords and improve clarity.
  • Assistive Devices: Tools like electrolarynxes can be introduced, especially for patients who have undergone laryngectomy, allowing for alternative voice production methods.
  • Swallowing Therapies: Specialized swallowing techniques help improve strength and coordination essential for swallowing, which may diminish due to treatment.

 

Early intervention is beneficial, as speech therapy can commence before cancer treatments. This proactive approach prepares patients for potential challenges and provides them with strategies to maintain their nutrition and ease swallowing issues, thereby enhancing their quality of life.

TREATMENT & PROGRAMS

Our team of experts include physical, occupational and speech therapists, along with trainers who have advanced certifications and specializations to best serve cancer survivors.

TRP therapists utilize evidence-based treatment interventions and state of the art equipment to optimize recovery.

Our team is certified to treat symptoms related to cancer and its treatment, while providing one on one care.
  • Exercise interventions to improve strength, balance, and gait.
  • Manual therapy to improve range of motion, decrease pain, and manage edema
  • Cognitive interventions to minimize the effects of “chemobrain”
  • Fall prevention
  • Vital Stimulation to improve swallowing and oral motor skills
  • Interventions and strategies to address urinary incontinence
  • Strategies to decrease cancer related fatigue, conserve energy, and optimize cardiovascular function
  • Family and care partner education
  • Coping strategies
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