Inpatient Service
An inpatient service is offered to patients with a problem related to their cancer or its treatment.
If you require physiotherapy a doctor from St. Luke's Hospital needs to fill out a physiotherapy referral from for you to be assessed and treated. This is to ensure that the problem you have is one that will benefit from physiotherapy.
Some examples of where physiotherapy may help are:
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Preventing and treating breathing difficulties
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Teaching techniques to help control certain types of breathlessness
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Giving exercises and advice following certain types of surgery and Radiotherapy
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Maintaining and improving physical fitness during and after some types of chemotherapy
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Assessing and teaching exercises to people with muscle weakness
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Assessing and treating weakness and paralysis caused by brain and spinal tumours
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Helping to control certain types of pain
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Assisting patients with problems of balance and co-ordination
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Assessing for and providing equipment such as sticks, crutches and frames to improve safety and help with walking
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Promoting wellbeing and independence.
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