Cancer Rehabilitation Services
Individuals with cancer may experience a decline in the ability to exercise, perform home activities and job skills.
Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute offers comprehensive cancer rehabilitation services in partnership with Abbott Northwestern Hospital’s Virginia Piper Cancer Institute.
Cancer Rehabilitation Physician
Our Cancer Rehabilitation Services includes a rehabilitation physician (known as a physiatrist) specializing in cancer care who works closely with each patient’s cancer treatment team. The physiatrist performs a history and physical examination on each patient, tailoring this evaluation to the physical effects of the type of cancer, the treatment (surgery, radiation, chemotherapy) and their impact on life functions.
Other medical conditions specific to cancer patients, such as swelling (lymphedema), fatigue, skin problems, pain, joint stiffness, weakness, paralysis, balance problems and swallowing problems, are also assessed.
The physiatrist will then design treatment intervention. Diagnostic tests, including X-rays, scans and other consultations are ordered as needed. Physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, equipment and special garments as appropriate will be prescribed.
Exercise has been shown to have positive physical and psychological benefits for cancer patients. Individualized therapy and exercise that is tailored to each phase of cancer
treatment will be recommended as appropriate.
Both inpatient and outpatient consultations are available.
Collaborative, Patient-Focused Approach
- Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute and Virginia Piper Cancer Institute have joined together as a Lymphedema Treatment Program certified by the National Lymphedema Network.
- A Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute physician provides cancer rehabilitation services at the Virginia Piper Cancer Clinic, the Piper Breast Center and the Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Associates outpatient clinic.
- The Institute’s therapy services work with Abbott Northwestern Hospital’s Institute for Health and Healing to provide the best of integrative health care along with standard cancer rehabilitation.
- Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute works with Abbott Northwestern’s Wound Clinic for special needs of cancer patients.
- The Institute’s providers refer to other resources at Abbott Northwestern, such as a nutritionist, an audiologist (hearing evaluation) and an exercise physiologist.
Cancer Rehabilitation - A Team Approach
Services for individuals with cancer at Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute include:
Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute - A Leader in the Interdisciplinary Approach to Patients
Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute has a long history of providing coordinated interdisciplinary care for medical conditions that have brought on major and minor life limitations. We use this expertise to provide specialized care of individuals with a diagnosis of cancer.
Contact Information
For Cancer Rehabilitation physician appointments, call 612-863-4495.
Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Associates Virginia Piper Cancer Institute Piper Breast Center
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