The Crucial Role of Physical Therapy in Cancer Recovery

The roles of physical therapists are diagnosing functional limitations, participation restrictions, and other impairments in cancer patients. They also provide interventions that play a significant role in preventing restrictions or compensating for permanent deficits, says Shari Berthold, DPT, of Susquehanna Health in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, during the 2nd Annual Oncology Nurse Advisor Navigation Summit in 2016.

The Importance of Physical Therapy in Cancer Recovery

“Many people think of physical therapy as an intervention for sports-related activities or muscle and bone injuries,” explained Sharlynn Tuohy, PT, DPT, MBA, the Director of Rehabilitation at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, to Cancer.Net. “However, physical therapists …read more