EHR523 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Exercise Prescription, Overhead Press, Physical Therapy
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Week 10b breast cancer exercise guidelines and. Exercise guidelines: >150 minutes per week of moderate intensity aerobic exercise or >75 minutes per week of vigorous intensity aerobic exercise. 2-3 days per week of resistance training: avoid physical inactivity across all stages of the cancer journey. Something is better than nothing: be as active as your condition allows. Surgery: there are many types of surgery, different techniques are used by different surgeons, you will need to consider whether physiotherapists also need to be involved. It is essential to seek advice from the client"s surgeon to understand their specific restrictions. Rom exercises of elbow, wrist and hand is recommended immediately post surgery: elbow and flexion and extension, forearm supination and pronation, grip squeeze, neck rom, scapular retraction. Surgery level two exercises: when drain is removed unless otherwise advised, should be completed a minimum of 4 times per day, 10 reps each, aim of exercise:
