Massage Therapy and Cancer/Oncology massage
Janet Penny, RMT has received advanced training in massage and cancer care.
Massage therapy can be an integral part of your care as you go through treatment for cancer. Skilled touch and careful listening can ensure a safe and effective massage as you experience surgery, chemotherapy or radiation. Massage therapy is effective in addressing:
- pre-surgery anxiety and fear
- post-surgical swelling and mobility-limiting scar restrictions
- radiation induced thickening of the skin, fascia and muscles that limit movement and can contribute to edema
- Chemotherapy effects such as nausea, fatigue and peripheral neuropathy
Click below to read more about massage therapy and cancer on the Focus Massage Therapy blog.
massage therapy and cancer: rest and restore
massage and cancer: treatment for surgical scars
Massage therapy offers effective treatment to help manage the effects of cancer treatments.