cancer rehabilitation

URGENT UPDATE: DIEP Flap Is In Danger

DIEP Flap is one of the most popular reconstruction approaches for patients after breast cancer surgery.  However, access to DIEP Flap reconstruction is actively being threatened for our patients. CMS is working to phase out individual flap reconstruction procedure codes.  This means that surgeons will only be compensated at the TRAM (transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous) …

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What You Should Know about Proton Therapy for Oncology Patients

Radiation therapy has been a hallmark of cancer treatment for decades.  But there’s a new sheriff in town, bucking the status quo. Enter proton therapy.   Even though proton therapy is still emerging in the US, it’s critical that PTs understand what it is, how proton therapy works, & implications on patients’ functional mobility.  So I …

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Fertilize Your Career: How to Turn Mistakes into Growth Opportunities

Introduction: Spring is in the air, which means it’s probably time for planting, weeding, seeding, & all the gardening things.  Or so I’m told…I have a knack for killing plants.  So if you’re here for gardening advice, this is the wrong podcast my friend.  But if you’re here for some honest OncoPT conversations, you’re in …

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