Cancer Rehabilitation

arc Cancer Rehabilitation programs provide a full range of services designed to look after women, men and young people recovering from cancer surgery or cancer treatments.

arc Cancer Rehabilitation aims to:

  • Optimise physical and functional recovery

  • Ease pain and muscular tension

  • Regain strength and mobility

  • Increase energy levels and improve breathing

  • Strengthen core muscles and improve posture

  • Improve physical functioning and maintain independence

  • Reclaim body confidence and control

  • Reduce treatment related side effects and

  • Shift focus from illness to wellness

  • Pre Op

    Designed to help you before your cancer surgery. It involves a pre-op assessment and education to identify any factors that may affect your recovery from surgery and return to work. A pre-op rehab plan is devised for each individual which will include specific exercises to strength muscles and improve stamina; with education and functional guidance.

  • Post Op

    Designed for those who are recently post surgery, to assist you in the healing process . We aim to restore strength and flexibility to particular joints and muscle groups that have become weak and inflexible as a result of surgery. This may include manual physiotherapy and gentle modified exercises to maximise recovery from surgery, and includes education and functional guidance for home and work.

  • Adjunct Treatment

    Designed to improve energy levels and maintain health during cancer treatments to reduce the impact on physical functioning and overall conditioning. We aim to help you manage fatigue, flexibility, strength and stamina: to reduce time off work, muscle wasting and functional impairment. In addition to focusing on stretching and strengthening exercises for the upper and lower extremities, we offer classes to improve strength, mobility and stability; education about fatigue management, home and work based modifications and guidance on cardiovascular exercise.

  • Return to you

    Designed to facilitate overall conditioning to increase your physical stamina after treatments are completed. We aim to improve cardiovascular fitness, strength and flexibility to increase endurance, elevate the metabolism, improve muscle tone and body composition. The exercise selection focuses on improving physical functioning to maximise recovery to return to work, and living a full and productive life. Education on fatigue management, return to work, sport and leisure activities can be included where needed.

What we offer:

  • An oncology physiotherapist closely supervises a client in a PINC & Steel Cancer Rehabilitation session

    Cancer Rehabilitation Physiotherapy

    Oncology Physiotherapy is specifically designed to help maximise recovery, regain physical and emotional strength, while improving body confidence and control.

    Delivered by certified PINC and Steel Cancer Rehab Physiotherapists we provide a full range of services designed to care, support and guide you through every stage of your treatment and recovery.

    Our services include:

    • Manual physiotherapy

    • Physical and functional assessments

    • Individualised Therapeutic Pilates

    • Fatigue management

    • Resistance training

    • Exercise prescription

    • Lymphoedema management

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  • The pilates gym where cancer rehabilitation pilates physiotherapy takes place is pictured. Cancer rehabilitation classes are run from the room pictured.

    Cancer Rehabilitation Classes

    At arc Wellness Studios we offer group Cancer Rehab Pilates classes in our Hataitai and Kelburn studios. Theses are a great way to get your bodies moving again during and after cancer treatments. We create a safe and supportive environment with others on their cancer journey. We currently offer individualised Pilates apparatus classes, Reformer class and PINC and STEEL Targeted classes and Next Steps classes.

    Funding is available for the Targeted and Next Steps classes. Please contact us to get more info.

    We recommend you see an arc Cancer Rehab Physiotherapist for an initial appointment before joining these groups.

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  • Lymphoedema Therapy

    Complex lymphoedema therapy (CLT) is a conservative non-invasive therapy that aims to prevent lymphoedema progression, reduce oedema and maintain improvements. CLT also aims to alleviate associated symptoms, prevent cellulitis, and improve function and quality of life.

    Components of CLT include:

    • manual lymphatic drainage massage to enhance lymphatic flow and drainage

    • compression therapy to reduce limb size/volume and improve subcutaneous tissue consistency

    • exercise/movement to enhance lymphatic and venous flow

    • skin care to optimise the condition of the skin

    • adjunct therapies can be used to compliment CLT where appropriate

    • education occurs throughout all phases of CLT

    At arc we have 2 qualified lymphoedema trained therapists who are passionate about providing a holistic evidenced based approach to lymphoedema management.

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