The Healing Power of Movement: How to Benefit from Physical Activity During Your Cancer Treatment

Hoffman, Lisa, and Freeland, Alison, and Cassileth, Barrie R, Ph.D. (Foreword by)

ISBN 10: 0738205400 / ISBN 13: 9780738205403

Published by Perseus Publishing, 2002

About this Item

Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 92 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. NO PREVIOUS OWNER'S NAME SC 84 Fine. No dust jacket as issued.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Healing Power of Movement: How to Benefit from Physical Activity During Your Cancer Treatment
• Publisher: Perseus Publishing
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0738205400
• ISBN 13: 9780738205403
• Binding: Trade paperback

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Synopsis

Recent clinical studies show that exercise rather than rest may be the best therapy for someone undergoing cancer treatments. The Healing Power of Movement addresses this significant shift in care recommendations and clearly illustrates fifty specific exercises-from simply sitting up or moving in bed to walking or lifting light weights-for different stages of cancer treatments, and for many different types of cancers. Written in consultation with a leading oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Center in Manhattan and based on practical advice gleaned from the front lines of the author's physical-therapy practice, The Healing Power of Movement will be recommended and empowering reading for all cancer patients, whether they are undergoing chemotherapy or radiation, or are recovering from surgery.

About the Author

Lisa Hoffman is the author of Better Than Ever: The Four-Week Workout Program for Women Over 40. She owns and operates a personal training company in Manhattan.