Do No Harm Breast Cancer Rehab Guide

Product Summary

Don't think you treat breast cancer patients? Think again!

1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Life expectancy is increasing & unfortunately so are cancer rates; this means rehab practitioners are more likely to treat these patients, but skimming over a past medical history of breast cancer would be a mistake.

Medical interventions for breast cancer often have long-term implications such as skin & tissue changes, increased risk for lymphedema, cardiotoxicity, osteopenia/porosis, fall risk, and cancer recurrence. You need to know if your treatment interventions such as manual therapy, exercise, and modalities are putting your patient and your license/practice at risk.

I created this affordable clinical reference guide for rehab practitioners. I understand that you might not want to invest in a continuing education course to get this information so I distilled down the 'need to know' information in this 38-page PDF. Just save it to your computer and reference at will.

If you have clinical questions, feel free to ask in the 'Pelvic Health & Breast Cancer Rehab Specialists' Facebook group. Thanks for going the necessary extra mile for your patients.

Please note, this resource will not prepare rehab clinicians to treat people who have/had breast cancer. The purpose of this PDF is a clinical tool rehab clinicians can reference regarding precautions and contraindications for applying therapeutic interventions with people who have/had breast cancer. I sometimes receive emails from practitioners asking about when and if it is safe to do ‘X’ with a breast cancer patient; this reference tool was created to help clinicians navigate these questions. If you would like to take a course which will prepare you to treat breast cancer patients, please see the course "Breast Cancer Rehabilitation; Comprehensive Evaluation & Treatment."

Susannah Haarmann

Susannah Haarmann, PT, WCS, CLT is a board-certified Women's Clinical Specialist of the American Physical Therapy Association and certified lymphedema therapist. After completing a women's health residency at Duke University in 2012 she wrote the course 'Breast Cancer Rehabilitation; Comprehensive Evaluation & Treatment' which she has taught around the world. Susannah is a faculty member with Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute and has a private practice in Asheville, North Carolina. She writes patient education handouts in pelvic health (PelvicHealthResources.com) and breast cancer rehab (KickPink.pro) to increase proficiency and efficiency for rehab professionals addressing pelvic health and breast oncology issues. Susannah's big life goal is to educate professionals & people who have experienced breast cancer about treatment side effects so they can heal; mind, body & spirit. Get ready oncology world...KickPink practitioners are about to change the face of cancer care!

Danielle Perugini

KickPink Practitioner

"Taking your course has helped me stay sane as I orient through my new job (oncology rehab) and your course manual feels like my lifeline!"

- Danielle's testimonial for the course 'Breast Cancer Rehabilitation; Comprehensive Evaluation & Treatment.'