Alexandra Hill, PT, DPT, OnCS, CLT-LANA, adds that shoulder strength and range of motion are both significantly reduced in the early days of post-mastectomy recovery, so gentle exercises are ...

Active recovery helps speed up the removal of waste products, such as lactate and hydrogen, after exercise. These waste ...

Connect with our Care Advisors to start planning your care. After a mastectomy with breast reconstruction, you will need 4 to 6 weeks to heal. If you do not have reconstruction, your recovery time is ...

For women with breast cancer, breast-conserving therapy (BCT) is associated with improved sexual well-being, compared to mastectomy followed by breast reconstruction, reports a study in the March ...

But rest is only part of recovery. Kravchenko said personal trainers used to focus only on specific exercises a client could do during their workout. Now, they’re more like life coaches who also ...