Mom to Mom – KORT: Cancer Rehab Program

SARAH PANNELL: HEY MOMS. SARAH HERE WITH MOM TO MOM. WE ARE HERE AT THE KORT OVER ON BRYAN STATION. I’VE GOT ERIN GATEWOOD HERE, SHE IS A CANCER REHAB SPECIALIST. CANCER AFFECTS EVERYONE. EVERYONE I FEEL LIKE KNOWS SOMEONE OR IS BATTLING THEMSELVES WITH CANCER. AND WHAT YOU ALL DO HERE IS SOMETHING REALLY GOOD. SO TELL US ABOUT YOUR CANCER REHAB PROGRAM. ERIN GATEWOOD: SO WE TREAT PATIENTS AT ANY STAGE THROUGH THEIR COURSE OF CARE. SO WE TREAT THEM FROM DIAGNOSIS AND THEN MAYBE EVEN POTENTIALLY 5 TO 10 YEARS AFTER THEY’VE BEEN TREATED WITH CANCER TREATMENTS ON THEMSELVES WITH ONCOLOGY. SARAH PANNELL: WHAT WE’RE GOING TO SHOW OUR VIEWERS TODAY IS SOME THINGS THAT YOU MIGHT ENCOUNTER WHEN YOU COME IN FOR BREAST CANCER. ERIN GATEWOOD: BREAST CANCER PATIENTS HAVE A LOT OF SCAR TISSUE AFTER SURGERY THAT WE HAVE TO REALLY HELP MOVE AGAIN. SO THAT THEY CAN LIFT THEIR ARMS OVER THEIR HEADS SO THAT THEY CAN PICK UP THEIR CHILD AGAIN. A BIG FOCUS FOR US IS GETTING THESE TISSUES TO MOVE. SO I MIGHT ADD PRESSURE INTO SOME OF THESE SCARS THAT YOU HAVE, AND THEN I’LL LIFT YOUR ARM UP OVER YOUR HEAD. AND YOU MIGHT SAY, “OKAY, THAT’S IT RIGHT THERE.” AND I’LL HOLD THAT STRETCH HOPING THEN TO GET YOUR ARM TO MOVE HIGHER AND HIGHER AND HIGHER SO THAT YOU DON’T THINK THIS IS THE ARM THAT I HAD SURGERY ON OR I HAD BREAST CANCER. IT’S JUST YOUR ARM. SARAH PANNELL: EXACTLY. ERIN GATEWOOD: YES. THEN ONE OF THE OTHER EXERCISES THAT WE’LL DO IS WE’LL PUT THE ARM BEHIND THE HEAD. AND SAME THING. IT’S CALLED THE CHICKEN WING. SO I’LL ADD PRESSURE MAYBE ONTO YOUR PEC MUSCLE, AND THEN WE’LL PUSH BACK AGAIN, ALLOWING MORE MOTION IN THE ARM. THIS EXERCISE CAN REALLY HELP WITH ENDURANCE AND STRENGTH AND EVEN MOTION. SO WITH CANCER REHAB WE CAN REALLY HELP PREVENT RECURRENCE OF RETURN OF CANCER. SARAH PANNELL: OH MY GOODNESS. ERIN GATEWOOD: SO THAT’S REALLY ONE OF THE HUGE HIGHLIGHTS. SARAH PANNELL: THAT’S HUGE, YEAH. ERIN GATEWOOD: IT’S ABSOLUTELY HUGE. SARAH PANNELL: THAT IS AWESOME. SO THIS IS NOT THE ONLY LOCATION THAT YOU ALL DO THE CANCER REHAB. ERIN GATEWOOD: NO. SARAH PANNELL: SO YOU GOT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. ERIN GATEWOOD: YES. SARAH PANNELL: AND FOR FOLKS OUT THERE THAT WANT TO FIND OUT MORE INFO, WHERE SHOULD THEY GO? ERIN GATEWOOD: IT’S PRETTY SIMPLE. YOU JUST GO TO KORT.COM. SARAH PANNELL: KORT.COM. EASY ENOUGH. ERIN GATEWOOD: YEAH. SARAH PANNELL: THANK YOU SO MUCH, ERIN. ERIN GATEWOOD: YES. THANK YOU. SARAH PANNELL: FOR ABC 36, JOIN ME NEXT MONDAY FOR ANOTHER EDITION OF MOM TO MOM. SPEAKER 3: MOM TO MOM IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY LONDON WOMEN’S CARE. PROVIDING CARE THROUGH ALL PHASES OF LIFE.