• Participants will be able to identify, assess, and treat physical conditions related to the physical and occupational therapy scope of practice that can result after medical breast cancer treatment
• Participants will be able to identify which physical conditions that result after medical breast cancer treatment are appropriate for physical and occupational therapy interventions
• Participants will be able to identify physical conditions that result after medical breast cancer treatment that require immediate medical attention and referral back to patient’s surgeon, medical oncologist or primary care physician.
• Participants will be able to perform a detailed assessment of the breast cancer patient
• Participants will be able to develop an appropriate plan of care for the breast cancer patient
• Participants will incorporate appropriate manual therapies to address physical conditions of the breast cancer patient
• Participants will identify key exercises appropriate to achieve goals of the breast cancer patient
• Participants will acknowledge special considerations that could affect treatment of the breast cancer patient population

• Identify, assess and treat the side effects from surgery, chemotherapy and radiation
• Learn the basics and be able to treat breast cancer patients upon completion of this course.
• Understand the Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Medical and Surgical Treatment Options
• Find your niche, widen your skill set, be the healer for this special group of patients

This course is offered to all PT, PTA, OT, COTA and LMT. No prior lymphedema certification is required!

Understaning Breast Cancer Rehab – Online 7 CEUs Required for full Certification (Register to Level 2 and receive a 20% Discount on the Level 1)

NOTE: This course is geared toward enhancing the practice and knowledge of Physical and Occupational Therapists and Assistants treating breast cancer patients; parts of this course may be outside the scope of practice for Massage Therapists. It is the responsibility of all health professionals to ensure that they work within the limits of their license.

Beginner/Intermediate

Day one:

• 8:15am: Registration
• 9am: Overview of breast cancer diagnosis, incidence, prevalence, types, stages; medical management including chemotherapy, radiation and surgical options; ALNB, lumpectomy, mastectomy, reconstruction procedures, expanders, and implants; medical and surgical complications
• 10:45am: Break
• 11:00am: Identify and assess physical side effects and conditions possible with breast cancer: radiation fibrosis, radiation induced brachial plexopathy, chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy, post mastectomy pain syndrome, axillary web syndrome, scar adhesions, steroid induced myopathy, cancer related fatigue, carpal tunnel, shoulder dysfunction, cervical radiculopathy
• 12:30 to 1:30pm: Lunch
• 1:30pm: Identify and assess physical side effects and conditions possible after breast cancer, continued; review of assessment guide
• 3:00pm: Break
• 3:15pm: Relaxation treatment methods prior to manual treatment (sub occipital release, basic MLD, breathing, guided imagery; demo and explanation
• 3:30pm: Manual treatment options for neck and shoulder dysfunction (neck traction, joint mobilization of glenohumeral joint, scapular depression/ shoulder contract and relax method (NMRE), MFR arm pull, pectoralis TPR); demo and explanation
• 3:45pm: Manual treatment options for scar tissue, axillary cording, radiation fibrosis, chest wall tightness (Cupping, Cross Friction, Anchor/Stretch, STM, IASTM, ultrasound, MFR anterior chest wall); demo and explanation
• 4:00pm: LAB: sub occipital release, basic MLD, breathing, guided imagery, neck traction, joint mobilization of glenohumeral joint, scapular depression with shoulder contract/ relax method (NMRE), MFR arm pull, pectoralis TPR, cupping, cross friction, anchor/stretch, STM, IASTM, ultrasound, MFR anterior chest wall
• 6:00pm: end

Day 2

• 8:00am: Breast cancer related Lymphedema and assessment and measurement
• 9:00am: Treatment options (basic MLD, abdominal MLD, MLD for upper extremity, trunk MLD, ultrasound assisted STM, k taping, compression sleeves, night garments, compression wrapping)
• 10:00am: break
• 10:15am: MLD lab
• 11:15am Compression wrapping lab
• 12:15am: Kinesio taping
• 12:30pm lunch
• 1:00: Effective therapeutic exercises for the breast cancer patient
• 2:30pm: Self Care activities and patient education for the breast cancer patients
• 3:00pm break
• 3:15pm Bringing it together; Patient Questionnaire, Assessment Form, Review of diagnosis codes, sample goals, questions, survey, certificates

• At the end of your training, you will receive a current dated and signed certificate which should be displayed prominently in your office.
• For the list of the States Approval  send us an email.
• Our Courses are CEBroker listed. CEUs will be automatically credited to your account within 15days after the course completion.
• Preserva Institute expects that you will adhere to the highest ethical standards of conduct and reserves the right to withdraw permission to display and market our certification if you misrepresent PreservaInstitute.com, its philosophy or its values.

Direction and accommodations will be provided with your confirmation letter. You can also contact our office at 863.658.4360 or send us an email.

Group Discount: (contact us prior booking)
10% discount off each enrollment fee for groups of 5 or more
20% discount off each enrollment fee for groups of 10 or more

Student Discount (contact us prior booking)

A 10% discount is available to current students who have yet to earn a license to practice at the time of course registration. This discount is not available to those therapists who have previously held a license, and are currently enrolled in a doctoral, or other post-graduate, program. This discount cannot be used in combination with any other discounts. To get this discount when checking out online, use the code student99. (Note, this code is only valid for non-licensed students. Our team will verify that registrants signed up with this code are, indeed, current students prior to their attendance of the course).

Referral Credit/Discount
Any therapist who has already taken a Preserva Institute course will earn a $50.00 “referral credit” if:
1. A therapist who has never taken a Preserva Institute course successfully registers for his or her first course(s); AND
2. In the registration process, the first-time registrant gives the name and clinic/hospital of the therapist who referred them to Preserva Institute.
A therapist who has earned a $50.00 “referral credit” may use this credit toward any course that is eligible for a “referral discount”.

Guest Blogger Credit/Discount (contact us prior booking)
Any therapist who completes a qualifying guest blog post on the Preserva Institute blog will earn a $50.00 “guest blogger credit”. This credit may be applied toward any course eligible for a “guest blogger discount”.

Level 1 Discount
For a Limited Time when Enrolling in “Breast Cancer Rehab 15 CEUs” you will received the “Understanding Breast Cancer Rehab 7 CEUs” for FREE!