Physical Therapy Following Breast Cancer Surgery

Limited range of motion in the shoulder is common in breast cancer patients who have had a mastectomy. Those patients are treated with physical therapy to increase flexibility. Dr. Harness discusses other reasons that breast cancer patients should have physical therapy.

Summary: Dr. Harness explains when it is necessary to have physical therapy after breast cancer treatment. Range? of motion in shoulder is a big problem after a? mastectomy, and there are exercises that can fix this. If, with the L-Dex test, the doctor detects changes that suggest early lymphedema, the physical therapist will work with you to aggressively treat Lymphedema upfront.

Dr. Jay K. Harness is a board certified surgeon currently treating patients at St. Joesph Hospital in Orange, CA. Dr. Harness specializes in complete breast health, breast cancer surgery, oncoplastic reconstruction, genetic screening, management of breast health issues, risk assessment and counseling. Dr. Harness is the medical director for Breast Cancer Answers.com, and guides this first ever social media show?s information by drawing on his former leadership experience as the President of the American Society of Breast Surgeons and Breast Surgery International. Dr. Harness graduated from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1969 and spent time early on in his career at the University of Michigan Medical Center.

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