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Learn more about Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital, a destination for recovery for stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury and complex medical rehabilitation.
The side effects of cancer and cancer treatment are hard to predict. Some people have few issues and some experience debilitating pain, dizziness, fatigue, neuropathy, and other symptoms that affect their daily life. Side effects can appear directly after or during treatment, and others may occur years after treatment. It’s advisable for anyone who is in cancer treatment to enroll in cancer rehabilitation to mitigate side effects.
Cancer rehabilitation is an individualized treatment plan administered by a team of healthcare specialists to increase mobility, improve function and cognition, and enhance well-being and quality of life.
If you’re a cancer survivor, you may have physical, emotional or social issues due to your treatment. Your cancer rehabilitation at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation aims to help you stay as active as possible, resume your activities of daily living (ADLs), reduce the symptoms of your disease or treatment, help you stay as independent as possible and improve your quality of life.
Cancer rehabilitation is available before, during and after your treatment. If you’ve been recently diagnosed with cancer, are in treatment, or develop symptoms years after you finished treatment, you may benefit from cancer rehabilitation.
Cancer and its treatment can cause many side effects. Relieving them can significantly improve your ability to work, socialize, interact with family, and care for yourself.
Some of the symptoms helped by cancer rehabilitation include:
Cancer rehabilitation specialists at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation work as a team to improve your strength and mobility, make caring for yourself easier, help you cope with emotional issues, reduce fatigue and other debilitating side effects, and help you return to work. Depending on your symptoms, your team may include:
For more information about our cancer rehabilitation services or to request an appointment, please call 1.888.447.3422 or fill out the form below.