BREAST CANCER

reconstruction 

During the period of reconstruction, you are likely to cycle between being in the post surgical time frame and the prehabilitation  time frame.   Please see these pages for details of those programs, and chapter 10 of Moving Through Cancer for more details. 

Breast cancer reconstruction can be a multi-step process and is highly individual.  As such, we strongly recommend you request a referral to a physical therapist with specialty training in oncology.  There may be particular exercises these trained professionals can teach you that would assist with maintaining function and range of motion after reconstruction. 

Here’s a listing of oncology trained physical therapists:

https://aptaapps.apta.org/APTAPTDirectory/FindAPTDirectory.aspx