Oncology rehabilitation is a type of therapy that helps individuals achieve improved physical function during and after cancer treatment. Therapists receive specific training to address the unique needs of individuals undergoing or recovering from cancer surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. … [Read more...] about Rehabilitation and Survivorship
Practitioner Offerings
Nutrition Counseling
Educating cancer patients on the benefits of a healthy diet for cancer management and survivorship is especially important at the onset of diagnosis and treatment. Registered dietitians specialize in oncology-specific nutrition practices. As complementary integrative therapists, the dietitians … [Read more...] about Nutrition Counseling
Meditation and Mindfulness
Meditation is a practice that helps us transform the pain, joy, sorrow and happiness of daily living. Also commonly referred to as “mindfulness,” meditation teaches the cancer patient to nurture present-moment awareness. Awareness helps us to understand the mind and its relationship with the body. … [Read more...] about Meditation and Mindfulness
Massage Therapy and Oncology Massage
Massage is one of the oldest healing arts. Chinese records dating back 3,000 years document its use. The ancient Hindus, Persians and Egyptians applied forms of massage for many ailments. Hippocrates wrote papers recommending the use of rubbing and friction for joint and circulatory … [Read more...] about Massage Therapy and Oncology Massage
Healing Touch
Developed by Janet Mentgen, RN, Healing Touch is an energy-based therapeutic approach to healing. Healing Touch uses touch to influence the energy system, thus affecting physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health, as well as healing. The goal of Healing Touch is to restore harmony and … [Read more...] about Healing Touch
Healing Sound
This practice uses sound to create balance and alignment in the physical body, the energy centers (chakras), and/or the etheric fields. It is a vibration applied by an instrument or the human voice and can be understood as a field of energy medicine. Given that everything has a vibrational … [Read more...] about Healing Sound
Guided Imagery
Guided imagery is a Mind/Body technique that teaches you to use your imagination to reduce stress, relieve pain, change lifestyle habits, and stimulate healing responses in your body. It's a power that has been researched more than all other approaches to health combined, and it's complementary to … [Read more...] about Guided Imagery
Bereavement and Grief Therapy
Most people will experience loss at some point in their lives. Grief is a reaction to any form of loss. Bereavement is a type of grief involving the death of a loved one. Bereavement and grief encompass a range of feelings from deep sadness to anger. The process of adapting to a significant loss … [Read more...] about Bereavement and Grief Therapy