Cancer Support Groups
Sometimes the effects of cancer treatment can be just as exhausting and debilitating as the disease itself.
Too often, following these treatments, women and men are left with:
- Pain or limitations that feel unacknowledged
- Pain they believe must simply be accepted
- Sexual dysfunction
- Incontinence
- Range of motion limitations
- Swollen limbs due to lymphedema
- Decreased energy levels
At Lokahi Physical Therapy & Wellness, we perform a comprehensive screening and evaluation of our cancer survivors to determine an appropriate treatment program.
Our approach includes:
- Education and awareness as the key to healing
- Reviewing precautions for lymphedema
- Training spouses and family members in soft tissue mobilization and wrapping techniques
- Developing an individualized home program with exercises and stretches to keep you on the path of healing
Some Cancer Wellness Treatments Available at Lokahi
- Pink Ribbon Program: Specialized exercise program created by a breast cancer survivor, that helps to fully restore upper extremity and core range of motion and strength
- Lymphatic massage and Manual Lymph Drainage
- Lymphedema treatment program: wrapping, home program, and fitting for garments
- Scar and adhesion mobilization at surgery sites or radiated tissues
- Visceral manipulation
- Pelvic Rehabilitation for sexual and bowel/bladder dysfunction
- Manual biofeedback to increased pelvic strength and awareness