Cancer (Oncology) Rehabilitation
The Highest Level of Survivorship Services
In recent years, there has been much talk about creating survivorship as a distinct phase of cancer care and providing each patient with a survivorship care plan. At The Center for Cancer Care at Griffin Hospital, we are committed to offering the best available survivorship services. This is why we have implemented Oncology Rehabilitation Services that include training our staff in the latest oncology rehab care and implementing research based protocols that have been proven to help cancer survivors optimally heal and function.
Comprehensive Care That is Covered by Health Insurance
We are uniquely qualified to offer premium oncology rehabilitation services to cancer survivors undergoing treatment or living with its aftermath. Our program has been created to help survivors physically and emotionally heal from the side-effects of treatments. We provide our patients with the most comprehensive rehabilitation care available and all of our services are reimbursable by health insurance providers. Having access to world-class follow up care, without added medical costs, will allow survivors to regain their health and get their lives back on track.
Helping You Reach Optimal Recovery
A cancer diagnosis can be traumatic, and so can life-saving treatments. Chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery can harm health and cause serious medical problems that interfere with daily function and well-being. Survivors are commonly plagued with symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, insomnia, memory loss, fear, anxiety and depression. The Center for Cancer Care Oncology Rehabilitation Services offer important physical and psychological rehabilitation to survivors so they can recover more quickly and more completely than they would otherwise. Feeling well and being able to resume normal day-to-day activities is essential to enjoying a good quality of life for survivors and their families.
Whether you’re newly diagnosed of long finished with treatment, we can help.
We serve all survivors in need, whether they are beginning treatment, finished with treatment, or experiencing late effects or unresolved issues from long-ago treatment. Our program is open to everyone no matter the prognosis, cancer stage or phase of recovery. Newly diagnosed patients may want to increase their strength and endurance and prevent future medical problems; survivors living with cancer as a chronic disease may come to us for help managing treatment-related conditions; and individuals who are cured or in remission may enroll in our program with the goal of boosting their immune systems so that they can heal as well as possible.
Our highly trained medical staff awaits you.
Our rehabilitation care, based on conventional medicine, is offered to patients by a knowledgeable and sensitive medical staff, specially trained to treat survivors of all forms of cancer. They are medical experts at the top of their fields and comprise a variety of disciplines:
- physicians
- nurses
- physical therapists
- occupational therapists
- speech and swallowing therapists
- registered dietitians and nutritionists
- pastoral care
- radiation therapists
- social services
- patient care navigation
- integrative medicine
- exercise physiologists
When evaluating your needs we look at the “big picture”.
Rather than using a “problem-oriented” approach and tackle each health issue as it arises, we address the full spectrum of post-cancer care. When evaluating a patient, in addition to focusing on his or her health conditions and symptoms, we take into consideration: diet, sleep issues, existing pain, endurance, strength, exercise habits and emotional outlook. All of these factors have an important effect on physical healing.
Personalized Rehab Plans with an Interdisciplinary Approach
After undergoing a thorough evaluation by a physician, a “team” of medical specialists is assigned to each patient according to his or her individual needs. The healthcare “team” creates a personalized rehabilitation plan, with the goals of increasing strength and energy, alleviating pain, improving physical functioning, achieving emotional balance and boosting the immune system. Each team member provides his or her expert medical guidance, training, encouragement and support, for the duration of the program.
Regain strength and enjoy your life.
The Cancer Rehabilitation Program at Griffin Hospital involves a multidisciplinary approach to meet the needs of individuals diagnosed with cancer and the needs of their family members and caregivers.
Services Offered
- Evaluation and treatment of a variety of physical issues associated with cancer including:
- Chronic pain
- Neuropathy
- Weakness
- Lymphedema
- Range of motion impairments
- Lack of endurance
- Fatigue
- Post-surgical evaluations and customized treatment programs
- Educational programs for cancer survivors and their families/caregivers to address the psychosocial issues associated with cancer