Restoring: Strength and Balance 5
Breast Cancer Movement • 24m
Calming Workouts = slow-paced movement to calm the nervous system. These workouts are great for all seasons.
Healing Workouts = mobility and strength for 6+ weeks post-surgery and beyond. These workouts are best for partial and full mastectomy, once cleared by surgeon.
Restoring Workouts = traditional strength and mobility with modifications. These workouts are best during treatment and beyond. Restoring workouts progressively add more range of motion and difficulty, starting with #1 as the easier workout.
Resources = informative videos, best for pre-surgery and post-surgery.
This RESTORING workout incorporates compound movements - using multiple muscles groups at once without adding stress to your energy level. Exercises include:
-Hip Hike
-Train Track
-Overhead Press balancing on one leg
-Functional Lunge
-Seated Triceps Extension
-1 Leg Squat
-Reverse Row balancing on one leg
-Clamshell
-Modified Push-Up
-Bridge
-Dead Bug
-Stretch
Equipment: 3-5 pound dumbbells and a sturdy chair or couch.
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Calming Workouts = slow-paced movement to calm the nervous system. These workouts are great for all seasons.
Healing Workouts = mobility and strength for 6+ weeks post-surgery and beyond. These workouts are best for partial and full mastectomy, once cleared by surgeon.
Restoring Workouts = tradit... -
Resource: Axillary Cording
Axillary Web Syndrome
• Cording in armpits and down arms
• Exact cause unknown
• Increased risk with radiation or lymph node dissection
• Affects mechanics and ROM of the shoulder
• Can sometimes resolve on its own
• See a PT to help address the cording, limited ROM and mobility of shoulder and c... -
Resource: Basic Expectations Post-Sur...
Always, always check with your surgeon. These are generalized expectations.
• Lumpectomy or Partial Mastectomy (with or without sentinel node removal). No activity that jostles breasts for 2 weeks. Range of motion as tolerated beginning 1-2 days post-surgery.
• Axillary Node Dissection. Elevate ...
