Healing Moves

Tuesdays at Noon at HealthPoint Rehab in Cape Girardeau
Nominal fee. Call 986-4411 for more information or to sign up

Exercise is an integral part to the recovery process after mastectomy, lumpectomy or axillary node dissection. Healthpoint Rehab team member, Paula Stout, PT, CLT leads participants through a 45-minute fun and easy exercise routine. The class also focuses on education about how to move, proper therapeutic exercise, posture, lymphedema risk reduction, return to regular activity and more.

Movement after surgery, radiation, and/or chemotherapy for breast cancer is important for many reasons. It can help prevent loss of motion, decrease pain, reduce the risk of lymphedema or improve lymphedema for those already affected by it, increase flexibility, and improve strength, posture and balance and coordination. It also is a way to begin a habit of healthy exercise and promote a sense of wellbeing.

Benefits of Healing Moves Class:

• Helps with healing and prevention of complications after breast cancer surgeries
• Therapeutic exercise program helps women who have had breast cancer surgery, radiation and/or chemotherapy
• Prevents loss of range of motion
• Regains motion
• Decreases pain
• Reduces risk of lymphedema and improvese lymphedema in those who have it
• Increases flexibility
• Helps you begin a habit of healthy exercise
• Improves strength
• Improves posture
• Educates about recovery process, movement, lymphedema prevention, posture and more
• Promotes joy/wellness/wellbeing
• Improves quality of life; helps you thrive
• Improves balance/coordination
• Practices relaxation and imagery