Breast Cancer Rehab
Tracking # 20-956426
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Course overview
Identify, Assess and Treat the Physical Side Effects - Board Approved 15 CEUs This course teaches therapists to identify, assess and treat functional deficits that can result after surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation treatments. Lymphedema, radiation fibrosis, chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy, post mastectomy pain syndrome, axillary web syndrome, and cancer related fatigue are just some of the conditions addressed in this course. Conditions that will be defined and covered in the breast cancer rehabilitation courses include: radiation fibrosis, radiation induced brachial plexopathy, chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy, lymphedema, phantom breast syndrome, post mastectomy pain syndrome, axillary web syndrome, cervical radiculopathy, myofascial pain syndrome, rotator cuff tendonitis, adhesive capsulitis, winged scapula, nerve entrapments, chemobrain, and cancer related fatigue. We will also address general arm weakness and stiffness as well as scar tissue adhesions.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Florida Board of Massage Therapy
Massage Therapist
Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Georgia State Board of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Mississippi State Board of Physical Therapy
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist Assistant
South Carolina Board of Physical Therapy
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapy Assistant
Disclosure statements
Objectives
- Participants will be able to identify, assess, and treat physical conditions related to the physical and occupational therapy scope of practice that can result after medical breast cancer treatment
- Participants will be able to identify which physical conditions that result after medical breast cancer treatment are appropriate for physical and occupational therapy interventions
- Participants will be able to identify physical conditions that result after medical breast cancer treatment that require immediate medical attention and referral back to patient’s surgeon, medical oncologist or primary care physician.
- Participants will be able to perform a detailed assessment of the breast cancer patient
- Participants will be able to develop an appropriate plan of care for the breast cancer patient
- Participants will incorporate appropriate manual therapies to address physical conditions of the breast cancer patient
- Participants will identify key exercises appropriate to achieve goals of the breast cancer patient
- Participants will acknowledge special considerations that could affect treatment of the breast cancer patient population
Why take this course
- Identify, assess and treat the side effects from surgery, chemotherapy and radiation
- Learn the basics and be able to treat breast cancer patients upon completion of this course.
- Understand the Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Medical and Surgical Treatment Options
- Find your niche, widen your skill set, be the healer for this special group of patients