Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Ways to Help Heal Yourself After Surgery
October is breast cancer awareness month and it's a great time to do a self-check or make your annual appointment especially if you missed last your appointment last year due to COVID restrictions.
Movement is such an integral part of the healing process as it can be the difference between surviving breast cancer and thriving.
A post-surgical exercise plan can help you increase strength, range of motion, balance, endurance, and muscle mass. A rehabilitative movement focus during all treatment can reduce cancer-related fatigue or pain, help manage lymphedema, and improve your quality of life.
Specific forms of exercise are even being studied clinically as effective ways to help after surgery. For example, check out this study on the proven benefits of Pilates.
Pilates for post-surgical treatment
PIlates can have profound effects after breast cancer surgery.
Reach out now and let me help guide you through a post-operative strategy that works. I am a certified Pink Ribbon Program breast cancer exercise specialist and I offer free half-hour online consults.
Additionally, check out these valuable links full of information about breast cancer surgery and exercise:
