Life After Breast Cancer Can Be Better Than Ever
01 October, 2020
breast cancer Tag
Impairment From Surgery Radiation – Astym Therapy Was My Last Hope And It Worked!
As the typical story is told, hormone positive breast cancer can return up to about 25 years. Really? Indeed. I experienced a new primary cancer 10 years after the original lumpectomy and radiation. BEWARE! As time passes after the original tissue-sparing, conservative surgery PLUS radiation ----...
20 July, 2018
Astym® Therapy Presenting at 2016 Annual World Cancer Congress
The recent peer-reviewed research on Astym therapy improving function and range of motion in breast cancer survivors is getting a lot of attention. Claire Davies, PT, PhD CLT-LANA, the lead researcher and main author, has been invited to present at Annual World Cancer Congress taking place next month. This research...
27 April, 2016
Astym Therapy Changed My Life By Restoring My Movement After Breast Cancer Treatment
I am a survivor of breast cancer. I had a bilateral mastectomy in August of 2013 followed by a year of chemo and 4 more surgeries to the chest finishing in December 2014. I developed chemo induced neuropathy and began falling from balance issues. This...
25 May, 2015
Post-Mastectomy Pain And Scar Tissue – Astym Therapy May Be The Answer
The right surgery was done, the necessary radiation was performed, and now your prognosis is good. However, lingering impairments in movement from breast cancer treatment are common, but often go untreated. Scar tissue that may result from surgery and radiation can cause pain and restrict...
13 July, 2013
Astym Treatment Removes Scar Tissue and Restores Movement After Mastectomy/Radiation
Many women experience scarring, adhesions, and/or contractures that restrict movement after they receive surgery/radiation for breast cancer. Often, women suffer from this restricted movement because they are unaware that there is treatment available to eliminate scar tissue and restore normal movement. A clinical research study published...
25 February, 2011
