Bone marrow transplants (BMT) are a cornerstone of hematologic cancer treatment. However, the thought of BMT often scares PTs out of our minds. Especially for us in outpatient cancer rehab, we may think that we won’t encounter these patients. But here’s the truth: we WILL see these patients. My first experience was a complete surprise: … Continue reading How To Not Feel Lost With BMTs
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Introduction: While multiple myeloma only makes up about 1% of all cancer diagnoses, its wide-reaching & vast impact on our patients' lives is significant. Many of these patients will be on & off cancer treatments over a long period, causing many side effects. Many PTs are unsure of treating these patients, so we're diving headfirst … Continue reading Multiple Myeloma Treatment: Why It’s So Diverse
Introduction: When I started my first job as an OncoPT, I felt immensely prepared to treat all cancer diagnoses. Just kidding. I felt very confident treating patients with breast cancer, prostate cancer, & even colorectal cancer, but the diagnoses I was most unprepared for were hematological malignancies. My new location had a tremendous team of … Continue reading 5 Things to Know About Multiple Myeloma
So many PTs struggle with the money side of OncoPT - is it ethical to charge people for cancer rehab? Am I scamming people? How am I supposed to make money doing what I love? Here’s the short answer: you are providing a valuable service, worth every penny. If you run your clinic out of … Continue reading 7 Mistakes Private Practice Owners Make
It's our 200th episode! To celebrate this monumental occasion, we are recapping some of our most popular episodes. Our guests have dropped some major knowledge over the past 199 episodes, so this was a very challenging episode to edit. In today's episode, we're pulling episodes out of the vault to revisit the best pieces of … Continue reading 200 Episodes Later: Lessons From the best OncoPTs