Publication details
The Possibilities of Movement Therapy with Oncological Patients
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| Year of publication | 2017 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | 8TH INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ON KINESIOLOGY |
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| Field | Sport and leisure time activities |
| Keywords | movement intervention progra; hemato-oncological patients; breast cancer; PA specification; PA methodics |
| Description | A growing number of studies confirm the benefits of regular movement for oncological patients. Regular and long term physical activity improves not just their physical condition, it also raises the ration of muscular matter, enhances the resistance to stress, and it positively lowers the occurrence of fatigue syndrome, which is in the studies of oncological patients stated to be present in 70 – 100% cases in the course of treatment (Radbruch, et. al, 2008). The objective of our article is to submit our experience with creating movement intervention program (MIP) and using it as the movement therapy for hemato-oncological patients and patients with breast cancer. We have been applying the movement therapy with these patients for the last 4 and 3 years respectively. In this article, we will submit our experience with the methodics of MIP and we will describe the specification of the physical activities (PA), which are suitable and which are not suitable for these patients. We are continuing with this program and we are searching for the possibilities of cooperation with insurance companies, who could support the movement therapy of oncological patients after their treatment. |