Pilates for Breast Cancer Survivors: A Guide to Recovery, Healing, and Wellness - Softcover

Aaronson MA OTR/L CHT CPI, Naomi; Turo OTR/L, Ann Marie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1936303574 ISBN 13: 9781936303571

Publisher: Demos Health, 2014

Synopsis

No matter where you are in treatment, what side effects you may be experiencing, or your general fitness level, Pilates is a safe and effective way to help you regain flexibility, power, and endurance while relieving treatment side effects such as lymphedema, fatigue, depression, peripheral neuropathy, osteoporosis, and upper extremity impairment. Naomi Aaronson and Ann Marie Turo, occupational therapists and certified Pilates instructors, show you how to use exercises to:

• Strengthen arms and shoulders and regain your range of motion.
• Reduce pain and swelling and stretch tight areas affected by scars.
• Build core strength and back stability, especially important after TRAM or DIEP flap breast reconstruction surgery.
• Improve balance and coordination.
• Make it easier to perform basic daily living tasks.
• Release stress and boost energy.

Including programs that can be done lying down, seated, or standing, Pilates for Breast Cancer Survivors will help you achieve maximum wellness, now and throughout your journey living life after cancer.

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About this title

About the Author

Naomi Aaronson, MA, OTR/L, CHT, CPI, is a certified occupation therapist and Pilates instructor, and the developer of the Recovercises program for breast cancer survivors. As an author and presenter at national seminars for health care providers, Aaronsoon seeks to educate both survivors and professionals about the importance of rehabilitation in recovery. She is the co-creator of the learning CDs Return to Life: Breast Cancer Recovery Using Pilates, Breast Cancer Recovery: On Land and In Water, and The Breast Cancer Recovery Exercise Program. Her writing has been featured in OT Advance, Women and Cancer, and IDEA Fitness Journal.

Ann Marie Turo, OTR/L, a breast cancer survivor, is a certified occupational therapist and the owner of Integrated Mind Body, LLC in Boston, MA. Turo is certified in Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi, and Reiki and combines these approaches with traditional occupational therapy to help clients heal physically and spiritually. She is the co-author of Return to Life: Breast Cancer Recovery Using Pilates, and the Women onto Wellness program.

Edition details

• Publisher: Demos Health
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1936303574
• ISBN 13: 9781936303571
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 238