Click the 'View this item online' link above to view this Making Connections session presentation: Exercise and metastatic cancer: a practical approach. In this webinar for women with metastatic (also known as advanced or secondary) cancer, Dr Amy Dennett, physiotherapist and Research Translation Fellow at Eastern Health, speaks about starting to exercise in a safe
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This is the 2000 UK edition of this book, by Miriam Nelson, which provides research findings and an exercise program for building bone using resistance exercises.
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Click the 'View this item online' link above to view this What's On session slide presentation: Older, fitter, stronger. Physiotherapist Libby Oldfield outlines the steps we can take, beginning right now, to improve our health and fitness into the future. Recorded at Counterpart Resource Centre, Melbourne, on 25 February 2019.
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This ebook was written for citizens of Massachusetts who have survived any type of cancer, but most of it is relevant to anyone who has had cancer. It aims to help cancer survivors "prepare for the journey ahead and improve the quality of your life". The ebook follows the 6 dimensions of wellness, according to the National
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Australian woman Denise Sweeney tells the story of her diagnosis and treatment for uterine cancer, including diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and post-treatment life. Includes her tips for psychological strategies and graded activity.
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Created by dance instructor Sherry Lebed Davis and her two brothers, both gynaecologists, this program describes the use of exercise and dance, meditation and visualisation for healing following breast cancer treatment. (US, 2002)
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Click the 'View this item online' link above to hear this What's On session recording: Helen Eason, a physiotherapist with nearly 20 years experience in lymphoedema management and oncology physiotherapy, explains what lymphoedema is, early warning signs, how to minimise the risks, and how to best manage it if it does develop.
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This DVD empowers people with lymphoedema to understand their condition and work to manage their condition themselves. Also available for Leg lymphoedema.
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This DVD empowers people with lymphoedema to understand their care needs and manage their condition themselves, as much as possible. Also available for Arm & Chest.
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Exercises aimed at managing or preventing lymphoedema following breast cancer treatment. Includes deep breathing and simple upper body movements put to lively music, with singalong opportunities.
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