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An important part of cancer care is helping patients improve -- or even restore – physical function that the disease or treatment itself has diminished. At University Hospitals, cancer patients have a valuable resource for this work in cancer rehab specialist Yevgeniya Dvorkin Wininger, MD, and a dedicated team of physical, occupational and speech-language therapists. “Our focus is on working with cancer patients during and after treatment to improve function,” Dr. Dvorkin Wininger says. “That is the goal. We address physical impairments, whether it's lymphedema, neuropathy, deconditioning or debility or other issues. Sometimes musculoskeletal issues come up during or after treatment, such as shoulder or back pain, and we work from a rehab perspective and the pain perspective to improve function.” With cancer rehab, care, of course, is personalized to individual patient needs, goals and capabilities, Dr. Dvorkin-Wininger says. “We work very closely with our therapists, depending on the severity of the impairment, understanding whether the patient is going to be OK doing some exercises on their own, whether they are quite deconditioned and need home therapy, or whether they need more extensive care,” she says. “We’ve also worked with Patient Education and therapists from Rehab Services to create educational exercise videos for patients who are home-bound, so they can do them at their own pace.” Read more at https://lnkd.in/gcw5jkaD #cancerrehab #PM&R #cancer #personalizedcare #patientsfirst

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