The Healing Power Of Movement: How To Benefit From Physical Activity During Your Cancer TreatmentRecent 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. |
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The Healing Power Of Movement: How To Benefit From Physical Activity During ... Lisa Hoffman,Alison Freeland No preview available - 2007 |
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Page xviii - Advances in medicine and science are results of new ideas and approaches developed through research. New cancer treatments must prove to be safe and effective in scientific studies with a certain number of patients before they can be made widely available. Then they must withstand critical review by other scientists (known as peer review) in order to be published results in peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals.