Women's Health
Advanced Rehabilitation offers services specifically designed to help with women's needs. We offer treatment to women during and after pregnancy for back, neck, and extremity pain. Physiologic hormonal changes during and after pregnancy can cause ligament laxity resulting in the development of spinal pain, sciatica, and/or SI joint pain. Normal spinal mobility may be altered and lead to development of mechanical spinal pain, which may affect daily activity and limit functional mobility. Because Advanced Rehabilitation specializes in the treatment of spinal pain, we are able to develop symptom or exercise specific programs to minimize the painful effects of pre and post-pregnancy changes.
We are now offering services for women after the diagonosis of Breast Cancer. Some common complications following breast cancer treatment (mastectomy or lumpectomy) and lymph node resection are the development of Lymphedema and radiation burns. Physical therapy can play just as an important in role in prevention of these complications as it can for the management of.
Lymphedema Management
Lymphedema is swelling that occurs commonly post surgically with lymph node resection and/or following radiation treatment for breast cancer. Lymph fluid begins to back up due to disruption of the normal flow through the Lymphatic system. Advanced Rehabilitation can provide treatment for and education on Lymphedema. We offer suggestions for prevention, precautions, as well as individualized rehabilitation and treatment of Lymphedema. The most important Lymphedema management techniques are Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD), which is a specialized superficial massage technique (Vodder technique) and compression bandaging. Compression bandaging prevents the back flow of lymph into the extremity following MLD.
Post Mastectomy and Radiation Treatment
Rehabilitation following mastectomy and radiation may include individualized exercise programs to improve range of motion, flexibility, strength, and function. Manual techniques for pain control, scar tissue/fibrosis remodeling, and/or adhesion prevention can compliment individualized exercise programs as appropriate. Deep breathing exercises are used to improve rib cage expansion following radiation burns as well as postural exercises to correct and improve posture.
The professionals at Advanced Rehabilitation are always available to answer your questions and recommend appropriate and effective management for a variety Lymphedema and post Breast Cancer treatment.