As women, we’ve all heard about the importance of our pelvic floor, but let’s have a show of hands: how many of us really keep up with our regular exercises, or even know if we’re doing them correctly in the first place? For women recovering from breast cancer, strengthening the
TLC for the PFM: How to Locate, Exercise and Care for Your Pelvic Floor Muscles
MOVING THROUGH LYMPHOEDEMA WITH EXERCISE AND HEALTH EDUCATION
Exercise has many benefits for lymphoedema prevention, detection and recovery. Our Cancer Rehabilitation Specialist and Occupational Therapist, Kate Perkins, recently spoke with lymphoedema physiotherapist, honorary lecturer at Macquarie University, mentor, and founder of online HELP program, Andrea Mangion, about how personalised exercise programs can help you safely and confidently move
How Good Gut Health Can Help Breast Cancer Recovery
Cancer Rehabilitation Specialist and Occupational Therapist, Kate Perkins, recently spoke with Drs Sue Read and Cecelia Kitic, about how good gut health and exercise can contribute to overall breast cancer recovery. Here we share with you the highlights from their discussion to help you or someone you love make a
Exercise increases mobility in cancer patients
Our NEW clinic at Erina is offering hope, strength, flexibility and mobility to cancer patients during and after treatment, regardless of how long ago it occurred. That’s particularly good news for seniors who may be unaware of the huge potential benefits of exercise to recovery. Specialist occupational therapist Kate Perkins
Join Us for Brunch and a Chat with Your Best Buddies
If there’s one thing that’s good for the soul, it’s a cup of tea and an open conversation. On Friday 25 October 2019, Lymphatic Solutions is proud to be hosting a ‘Best Friends Brunch’ for a great cause, and you’re invited to join us. A special chance to come together
New Clinic Opens To Help Central Coast Cancer Patients
Recovering cancer patients on the Central Coast have celebrated the opening of a new facility in Erina last night, with the official launch of Cancer Rehabilitation & Lymphatic Solutions state-of-the-art specialised clinic. Having treated hundreds of patients across the region to assist in their cancer recovery, the specialist clinic has
Talking With The Experts Series: Episode 2
Welcome to The Talking With The Experts Series: Episode 2. In this episode I am joined by guest expert, Denise Stewart. Denise is an Occupational Therapist with over 3 decades of working with people recovering from breast cancer. During this time she has developed rehab treatments to suit breast cancer
5 Top Tips for overcoming Cancer Fatigue… a tiredness like no other
As a Cancer Rehabilitation Specialist, Kate Perkins witnesses the numerous detrimental effects of cancer treatment, not the least of all being the extreme fatigue that comes with fighting this disease. Occupational Therapist (OT) and Founder of Lymphatic Solutions, Kate says prolonged and significant fatigue is one of the most common
Ready! Set! Fight!
The Central Coast Breast Cancer Compendium, compiled by Dr Mary Ling, Breast and General Surgeon, features stories written by Central Coast women about their personal experience with breast cancer. This is a wonderful resource for women about to start treatment or are currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer. “The women