Recent clinical studies show that exercise rather than rest may be the best therapy for someone undergoing cancer treatments. The Healing Power of Movement addresses this significant shift in care recommendations and clearly illustrates fifty specific exercises-from simply sitting up or moving in bed to walking or lifting light weights-for different stages of cancer treatments, and for many different types of cancers. Written in consultation with a leading oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Center in Manhattan and based on practical advice gleaned from the front lines of the author's physical-therapy practice, The Healing Power of Movement will be recommended and empowering reading for all cancer patients, whether they are undergoing chemotherapy or radiation, or are recovering from surgery.
Author(s): Lisa Hoffman, Alison Freeland
Edition: 1
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 176
Contents......Page 12
Foreword......Page 14
A Note......Page 16
Preface......Page 18
Introduction......Page 22
1 How to Use This Book......Page 28
2 Exercise and Cancer Therapy......Page 30
3 How Much Should I Exercise?......Page 34
4 From Your Diagnosis Forward......Page 38
5 Bed Exercises: Feeling Lousy......Page 44
6 Chair Exercises: Beginning to Move......Page 60
7 Standing Exercises: Walking, Balance, Building Endurance......Page 74
8 Stretching......Page 88
9 Physical Activity Chart......Page 96
10 Perspective......Page 102
Bibliography......Page 106
Acknowledgments......Page 112
