Mods and Adjustments
In addition to treatment and disease related adjustments, this is the most important issue for oncology massage therapists to consider when creating a treatment plan with their clients.
Psychosocial issues and state of mind
When healthy cells become abnormal.
What is Cancer?
Many cancer patients will be using multiple Chemotherapy treatments designed by their Oncologist. This is called a ______.
What is a regime?
This ia a chronic condition that causes swelling in the body due to a buildup of lymph fluid
What is lymphadema
Believe it or not, this type of massage therapy is actually not considered a separate modality.
What is Oncology Massage?
Two categories of adjustments for Oncology Massage Therapists to consider
What are disease related and treatment related considerations?
The most common type of Cancer
What is Carcinoma (epithelial cells)
This therapy kills cancer cells, slowing their growth by damaging their DNA.
What is Radiation Therapy?
These are the 3 most important things to ask about lymph nodes and Oncology massage.
Have they been removed, radiated, or biopsied?
DVT stands for
what is Deep vein thrombosis?
In addition to Time, Site and Pressure, this is the 4th Disease Related Adjustment for Oncology Massage Therapists to consider.
What is position?
Locally Advanced Cancer is also known as
Stage III
These are the main 2 types of Radiation threatment
What is internal and external?
If your client has had lymph nodes removed from their upper right auxiliary, you would want to direct your stroke from that are to these 2 places.
What are the upper left quadrant and lower right quandrant.
This is the most important skill when it comes to working with Oncology clients?
Critical thinking
This medical device inserted in the upper chest is often used in cancer treatments to administer medications. Massage therapsits would want to avoid massaging over it.
What is a port?
This cancer of the white blood cells usually does no form solid tumors
What is Leukemia?
Chemotherapy drugs are cyto_____
What is cytotoxic?
In addition to Lymph Nodes and Lymph Vessels this is the 3rd major part of the Lymph System.
What are Lymph Organs?
Big 6 - In addition to Pain, Fatigue, Risk of Lymphedema, Anxiety/Depression and Nausea this is the sixth, of the big 6 side effects addressed using Oncology Massage Therapy?
What is CIPN - Chemo -Induced Peripheral Neuropathy?
Often clients going through treament beccome ______ required extra blankets or table warmer.
What is cold?
This blood Cancer effects the immune system
What is Lymphoma?
This Cancer therapy attacks the cell during a specific part of cell division.
What is Chemotherapy?
When a client has acute lymphadema, we can perform only this massage technique to the effected quaddrant.
What are holds?
There are this many stages of cancer:
What is 5?