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Conscious Cancer Care

Integrative Rehabilitation, Pre-Op and Post-Op Advanced Healing

Speaker:
Karen Pryor, PhD, PT, DPT, CH, CFPS
Duration:
4 Hours 03 Minutes
Copyright:
Jul 21, 2022
Product Code:
RNV065202
Media Type:
DVD - Also available: Digital Seminar

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Description

With the incidence of cancer on the rise, discover how rehab professionals play a significant role in pre-op and post-op healing journey. Our current evaluation and treatment procedures of cancer patients needs to be rewritten. The process of diagnosis, surgery and treatments are primarily fear based. One in two people in the United States may have a cancer diagnosis. Karen Pryor’s journey with bilateral mastectomy brought her face to face with an outdated system of protocols, that warrant revision. Patient’s today, when armed with knowledge, demonstrate reduced anxiety and participate in their self-care and have improved functional outcomes. Dr. Pryor will bring humor and deep respect while showing you how to empower and place your patients. Armed with knowledge, you will be able to reduce anxiety and direct self-care for improved and personalized functional outcomes.

Consider the deep history of your patient to determine therapy progression. Take the humorous and serious journey with Karen and discover how to empower you patients and yourself.

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Karen Pryor, PhD, PT, DPT, CH, CFPS, has a doctorate in physical therapy and has practiced for 40 years in the field. Dr. Pryor is the owner of Health Sphere Wellness Center, an integrative therapy clinic in Nashville, Tennessee. Involved with early intervention in the birth-three population for over 30 years, she has developed neuroplasticity techniques that are used in a wide variety of settings, including homes, childcare centers, and school systems, to advanced pediatric therapy programs.

Dr. Pryor serves on several boards, including the Leadership Interagency Council for Early Intervention (2014-2019), a position to which she was appointed by Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam. In 2010, she received the President's Volunteer Service Award for her contributions to the advanced treatment of children from President Barack Obama. In addition to her work with children, Dr. Pryor has served as an adjunct professor at the Tennessee State University Occupational Therapy Assistant program. She is a clinical instructor for several universities and colleges. With her years of experience and passion for complete wellness, Dr. Pryor advances a more expansive view of how to integrate therapy throughout the lifespan by using neuroplasticity techniques.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Karen Pryor is the owner of Health Sphere Wellness Center, LLC and is a field examiner for PDMS-3. She has employment relationships with Tennessee State University, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Physical Therapy School, the Daymar Physical Therapy Assistant School and the Volunteer State Community College. She is a paid consultant for Evergreen Certifications. Karen Pryor receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Karen Pryor is a reviewer with Tennessee Physical Therapy Association and American Physical Therapy Association. She is an Ambassador for National Down Syndrome Society. She serves on the editorial board for APTA Journal.


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Objectives

  1. Develop Pre-op and Post-op gentle treatment techniques that support recovery and healing.
  2. Construct home programs utilizing integrative knowledge of nutraceuticals, mindfulness, and hydration.
  3. Investigate scar tissue mobilization techniques through early post-op treatment to reduce fear avoidance behavior and pain.
  4. Appraise the benefits of exercise for breast cancer patients.
  5. Determine the stages of tissue healing and when to adjust the treatment of a breast cancer patient based on their stage of tissue healing.
  6. Understand techniques for gently palpating, determine the extent of web or cording and treating patients with axillary web syndrome, upper quarter soft tissue dysfunction.

Outline

PT, OT it’s not just ROM! 
  • Prepare for intervention
  • Choices
  • Fear
  • Trauma informed care
Finding the Sentinel Lymph Node
  • Drawing on the body
  • Injection, X ray
Lymphatics – be a fanatic 
  • Teach pre-op to reduce collection
  • Post-op attention
  • Wedge rest
Education of your patient
  • Pre-op testing
  • Post-op
  • Active home program
  • Pain control
  • Exercise program 
  • Nutrition strategies to boost healing

Target Audience

  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Therapy Assistants
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Occupational Therapy Assistants
  • Athletic Trainers
  • Chiropractors

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