Specialty Rehabilitation’s Program for Gynecologic Oncology

Who would benefit?

• A person who has received gynecologic surgery, radiation therapy, and/or chemotherapy with limitations in some or all of the following: 
  • fatigue, 
  • poor endurance, 
  • changes in balance or coordination, 
  • persistent numbness in fingers and/or toes, 
  • core strength weakness, 
  • issues with urinary urgency or leakage, and
  • changes in posture.

Program Goals:

• Improve strength and flexibility.
• Reduce symptoms of pain from peripheral neuropathy.
• Improve posture.
• Improve overall endurance and help combat symptoms of fatigue.
• Improve balance.
• Improve pelvic floor and core body strength.
• Reduce symptoms of urinary frequency and/or leakage.
• Reduce symptoms of post radiation scar tissue and swelling.
• Provide lymphedema precautions to persons receiving lymph node dissections and/or radiation to groin lymph nodes.
• Independence with home program.

Treatment:

• General strengthening and endurance training.
• Massage techniques to reduce pain of peripheral neuropathy.
• Core body strengthening and postural retraining.
• Aerobic and cardiovascular retraining.
• Balance training.
• Biofeedback and neuromuscular pelvic floor retraining techniques.
• Massage techniques to reduce scar tissue tightness post radiation.
• Lymphedema prevention and, if indicated, treatment.
• Instruction on diaphragmatic breathing and energy conservation techniques.
• Instruction in home program to meet each person’s individualized needs.