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Ep. 176 – A focused review of safety considerations in cancer rehab with Dr. Susan Maltser

Most PTs are scared to work with people who have cancer. But they don't need to be - in fact, today's guest wrote the bible on cancer rehab safety!

April 20, 2022April 26, 2022cancer, cancer awareness, cancer rehab, cancer side effects, cancer surgery, cancer survivor, cancer survivorship, chemotherapy, chemotherapy side effects, exercise, exercise is medicine, exercise oncology, exercise prescription, lymphedema, lymphedema therapy, oncology rehab, oncology research, physiatry, radiation therapy, secondary lymphedema, treatment side effectsLeave a comment
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Ep. 162 – CSM preview: The importance of being a patient educator

We often neglect patient education as a part of cancer rehab because it's too basic. However, it's actually one of THE MOST important things we do as a PT...

January 12, 2022January 12, 2022APTA, APTA Oncology, APTA-Combined Sections Meeting, APTA-CSM, cancer care, cancer rehab, cancer rehabilitation, cancer survivorship, CSM, lymphedema therapist, OT student, patient education, pelvic floor PT, pelvic health, physical therapy, physiotherapy, PT education, PT student, PTA, PTA student, sage wisdomLeave a comment
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Ep. 154 – From survivor to specialist: one PT’s journey

I spoke with Dr. Abby Hegerfeld, PT, DPT about her journey from cancer survivor to oncology physical therapy. During her battle with cancer, she describes some of the effects of the treatment and what she learned. Following her treatment, she decided to sit for the Oncology Specialist Certification Exam. Her experience as a patient helped … Continue reading Ep. 154 – From survivor to specialist: one PT’s journey

November 17, 2021November 16, 2021autonomic dysfunction, board certified clinical specialist, board certified oncologic clinical specialist, board certified specialist in oncology physical therapy, cancer, cancer journey, cancer rehab, cancer rehabilitation, cancer research, cancer survivor, cancer survivorship, cancer treatment, lymphedema, lymphedema physical therapist, lymphedema physiotherapist, lymphedema physiotherapy, lymphedema therapy, oncologic clinical specialist, oncologic physical therapy, oncologic specialist certification exam, oncology, oncology physical therapy, oncology physical therapy specialist, oncology specialist certification exam, physical therapy, physiotherapyLeave a comment

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