Benefits

• Elevated confidence and self esteem
• Accelerated recovery
• Increased range of motion, flexibility, and balance
• Improved strength, conditioning, and endurance
• Decreased pain
• Restored function
• Renewed independence
• Lowered risk of post-treatment lymphedema
• Reduced anxiety

Individual Goals May Include:

• Maximizing function following surgery (e.g. lumpectomy, mastectomy, prostatectomy)
• Strengthening muscle groups associated with areas of dysfunction throughout the body (e.g. scapula, serratus interior, abdominals, acromioclavicular and glenohumeral joint)
• Offsetting weakness caused by cancer and/or cancer treatments
• Boosting overall fitness (e.g. helping patients return to sports, life, and fitness activities)