Cancer Rehabilitation Program

Cancer Rehabilitation Program

Cancer treatment can be very toxic and often causes significant pain, fatigue and disability for survivors. Through our cancer rehabilitation program, the TRAQ Program® (Training & Recovery For Achieving Quality of life), our goal is to minimize these side effects and to encourage cancer survivors to have the best quality of life possible. The TRAQ Program® provides patients with coordinated cancer rehabilitation supported by a comprehensive team of clinicians and providers.

As a TRAQ Program® patient, you will receive comprehensive cancer rehabilitation treatment to improve the symptoms affecting your daily function and quality of life. These may include fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, joint stiffness, limb swelling (lymphedema), weakness, memory problems, balance and issues with speaking or swallowing.

Our program has been created to help survivors physically and emotionally heal from the side-effects of treatments.

Serving Patients at All Stages of Cancer Treatment

We serve all survivors in need, whether 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.

You may be a newly diagnosed patient wanting to increase your strength and endurance and prevent future medical problems. You may be living with cancer as a chronic disease and may need help managing treatment-related conditions. Or, you are cured or in remission and may want to enroll in our program with the goal of boosting your immune system so you can heal as well as possible.

Your Cancer Rehabilitation Plan

Your cancer rehabilitation plan will depend on individualized goals that focus on increasing strength and energy, managing pain and improving your function and quality of life. Additional resources are also available to you if you need them. Our clinicians can help you set specific individualized goals as well as provide suggestions about exercise, nutrition and sleep.

Chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery sometimes causes side-effects for some patients. Survivors are commonly plagued with symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, insomnia, memory loss, fear, anxiety and depression. When evaluating you, in addition to focusing on your conditions and symptoms, we take into consideration your:

• Diet
• Sleep issues
• Existing pain
• Endurance and strength
• Exercise habits
• Emotional outlook.

A cancer diagnosis can be traumatic and so can life-saving treatments. We take these factors into account knowing the importance they have on your physical healing.

Our TRAQ PROGRAM® for Cancer Rehabilitation offers important physical and psychological rehabilitation to you for a quick and complete recovery after diagnosis and treatment. Feeling well and being able to resume normal day-to-day activities is essential to enjoying a good quality of life for you and your family.

Our Cancer Rehabilitation Program Team

Our cancer rehabilitation team provides expertise, guidance, training and support throughout your rehabilitation treatment. Our team consists of:

• Physicians
• Physical therapists
• Occupational therapists
• Speech and swallowing therapists
• Dieticians
• Mental health professionals

After undergoing a thorough evaluation by a physician, a team of medical specialists including Occupation Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Language Pathology, Nutrition, Case Management, Neuropsychology, Nursing and Nursing Navigators are assigned to you according to your needs.

Your cancer rehabilitation plan will depend on individualized goals that focus on increasing strength and energy, managing pain and improving your function and quality of life. Additional resources are also available to you if you need them. Our clinicians can help you set specific individualized goals as well as provide suggestions about exercise, nutrition and sleep.