Cancer Rehabilitation: Addressing Unmet Patient Needs
Description
The inclusion of rehab services is a vast and widely reported unmet need of patients recovering from cancer. The value of these services for the patient with cancer needs to be recognized and more frequently utilized. Rehab professionals should be part of the patient’s care team from the beginning of diagnosis to maintain, improve, or prevent loss of function and return that patient to their maximum level of function. This course addresses the unmet need of rehab in cancer rehabilitation and discusses specific interventions for different types of cancer. This course details interventions that will improve your patient’s functional abilities, leading to a greater quality of life.
Physicourses is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 6295. This distance learning-independent course is offered at 0.5 CEUs Intermediate Level, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.
Available Course Credits
| Alaska State PT & OT Board | 5.00 | ||
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AOTA | 5.00 | |
| Arizona State Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
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BOC | 5.00 | |
| California Physical Therapy Board | 5.00 | ||
| Colorado Division of Professions and Occupations | 5.00 | ||
| Connecticut Department of Public Health | 5.00 | ||
| Delaware Examining Board of Physical Therapists and Athletic Trainers | 5.00 | ||
| District Of Columbia Department of Health | 5.00 | ||
| FPTA | 5.00 | ||
| Georgia State Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| Hawaii Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| Idaho Physical Therapy Licensure Board | 5.00 | ||
| Indiana Physical Therapy Board | 5.00 | ||
| Iowa Board of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| Kansas State Board of Healing Arts | 5.00 | ||
| Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| Louisiana Physical Therapy Board | 5.00 | ||
| Maine Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| Maryland Board of Physical Therapy | 0.50 | ||
| Massachusetts Board of Allied Health Professionals | 5.00 | ||
| Michigan Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| Mississippi State Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| Missouri Advisory Commission for Physical Therapists | 5.00 | ||
| Montana Board of Physical Therapy Examiners | 5.00 | ||
| Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services | 5.00 | ||
| New Mexico Physical Therapy Board | 5.00 | ||
| New York State Education Department | 5.00 | ||
| North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners | 5.00 | ||
| North Dakota Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| Office of Professional Regulation, Vermont Secretary of State | 5.00 | ||
| Oklahoma Physical Therapy Board | 5.00 | ||
| Oregon Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| Pennsylvania State Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| Physical Therapy Governing Board New Hampshire | 5.00 | ||
| South Carolina Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| South Dakota Physical Therapy License Board | 5.00 | ||
| State of Alabama Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| State of Rhode Island Department of Health | 5.00 | ||
| Tennessee Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| Texas Physical Therapy Association | 5.00 | ||
| Utah Physical Therapy Licensing Board | 5.00 | ||
| Virginia Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| Washington State Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| West Virginia Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 | ||
| Wisconsin Physical Therapy License Board | 5.00 | ||
| Wyoming Board of Physical Therapy | 5.00 |
Course Content
| 923 Cancer Rehabilitation: Addressing Unmet Patient Needs | Module | ||
| Course Evaluation | Module |
Amy Elder, PT, DPT
Dr. Amy Elder received her BS in Kinesiology from James Madison University and her DPT degree from Arcadia University. She specialized in outpatient orthopedics, became very interested in spinal mechanics, and became McKenzie Certified. Dr. Elder is a stroke survivor who experienced a massive cerebellar stroke in 2011. From 2014 to 2021, she worked as a Clinical Documentation Specialist for Phoenix Rehabilitation. Dr. Elder is currently a freelance health content writer and educator.
923 Cancer Rehabilitation: Addressing Unmet Patient Needs
Course Objectives
After successfully completing this course, the rehabilitation professional will be able to:
● Recall the vastly reported unmet need of PT and OT services in recovery from cancer
● Recognize the impact that climate change is having on cancer risk
● Identify general exercise recommendations following a cancer diagnosis
● Recognize the diagnosis of adhesive capsulitis as both a sign/symptom and a
complication of cancer
● Identify helpful aquatic therapy interventions
● Recall how to initiate the conversation to a cancer survivor about sexual dysfunction
● Identify the importance of pulmonary rehabilitation
● Compare and contrast recent and past general guidance to the patient with cancer about
nutrition
● Using case studies, choose how to apply several disease-specific guidelines
● Recall the elements of the World Health Organization’s initiative Rehabilitation 2030: A
Call for Action
● Identify occupation-focused assessment and practice considerations in cancer
rehabilitation
923 Cancer Rehabilitation: Addressing Unmet Patient Needs
Table of Contents
Page No.
Hour 1
About the Author/ Course Description 2
Course Objectives 3
Table of Contents 4
Course Instructions 6
CHAPTER 1
Introduction 7
Prevalence of Cancer 8
Cancer Disparities 8
Climate Change: Risk Factor of Cancer 9
Early Intervention 12
Need for Physical Rehabilitation 12
Myokines and Cytokines 14
Hour 2
CHAPTER 2
Fatigue 15
General Exercise Recommendations 16
PT and OT: A Significant Unmet Need Reported by Many
Breast Cancer Survivors 19
Lymphedema 22
Case Study 1 24
Frozen Shoulder: Both a Sign or Symptom and a
Complication of Cancer 26
Case Study 2 28
Hour 3
CHAPTER 3
Aquatic Therapy 31
Ai Chi Aquatic Therapy 32
Sexual Dysfunction 34
Palliative Care and Pain 36
Pulmonary Rehabilitation 38
Cardio and Stretching 40
Breathing Exercises 41
Breathing Exercise Techniques 42
Relaxation Breathing Exercises 44
Oxygen Supplementation 45
Chest Secretions 46
Self-Management 46
Hour 4
CHAPTER 4
Music Therapy: An Adjunct to PT and OT 47
Nutrition 50
Research on Specific Types of Cancer 56
Colon Cancer 56
Abdominal Cancers 58
Activity Board 58
CHAPTER 5
Rehab 2030 and Disease-Specific Guidelines 61
Hour 5
Call for Action 61
Breast Cancer Disease-Specific Guidelines 65
Conclusion 67
References 68
Exam 74
Evaluation 79
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Educational Level: Intermediate
Target Audience: PT, PTA, OT, OTA, ATC
Course Completion Requirements: Passing an online exam with 70% or greater will be required to earn continuing education credit
This course is approved for 0.5 CEUS. 5 contact hours
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