Healing After Breast Cancer
OCTOBER 5, 2009Nicole Dugan, DPT, lead physical therapist for Penn Therapy and Fitness, appeared on an ABC 6 breast cancer special discussing a recent Penn study, led by Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Senior Scholar, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, showing that women who suffer lymphedema following breast cancer treatment can get relief from weightlifting. Dugan underscored the importance of getting clearance from a doctor as well as help from a lymphedema therapist and a certified fitness trainer before starting a new exercise regimen for lymphedema.
