Recovering from Breast Surgery: Exercises to Strengthen Your Body and Relieve Pain

by Diana Stumm

Overview

A practical guide for women to accelerate and ease recovery from breast cancer surgery and other breast-related surgeries offers exercises to strengthen the body and relieve pain, uses real women's stories as examples, and addresses emotional issues involved.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781630266271
Publisher:	TURNER PUB CO
Publication date:	04/12/1995
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Diana Stumm, P.T., is a physical therapist who has worked with breast cancer patients for nearly 30 years. She was a lecturer at the Stanford UniversityDivision of Physical Therapy for 12 years and her writings have been included in a number of publications including Considering the Whole Woman: Rehabilitation of the Breast Cancer Patient and Living with Cancer—Rehabilitation.

Editorial Reviews

A book that specifically addresses the physical problems of women following breast cancer surgery is long overdue. Although there are many excellent texts that address the biology of breast cancer and the treatment alternatives available to women, none of them focuses on the issues Diana Stumm discusses in this book. Her knowledge of breast cancer management, and the management of the postsurgical patient are unsurpassed in the world of physical therapy . . . . I believe women will find this book a comfort and a help as they recover from breast surgery.” —Francis A. Marzoni, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S.

“[Diana Stumm’s] expertise and compassion are unparalleled, and her long experience with breast cancer patients makes her the ideal author for this book.” —M. Richard Maser, M.D., F.A.C.S., Palo Alto Medical Foundation

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