How Physiotherapy Supports You Through Every Stage of Cancer Care

Physiotherapy plays a vital role across the entire cancer journey, from prevention and treatment to recovery, palliative, and end of life care. Whether someone is newly diagnosed or years into survivorship, physiotherapy can make a meaningful difference.

Cancer and its treatments can lead to challenges such as fatigue, lymphoedema, pain, or reduced mobility. Physiotherapists use tailored exercises and rehabilitation techniques to help restore strength, improve movement, and support everyday function, all with the goal of enhancing quality of life at any stage of cancer.

The Power of Exercise During and After Cancer

Exercise is one of the most effective tools for rebuilding after cancer treatment. It is not about intense workouts or pushing limits. It is about finding safe, guided ways to move your body and regain confidence.

For people who have had cancer, exercise can:

• Rebuild strength and endurance

• Improve cardiovascular, metabolic, and immune function

• Help manage inflammation and fatigue

• Support better mood, sleep, and overall wellbeing

Research also shows that regular physical activity can increase cancer survival and life expectancy.

Physiotherapy offers a personalised approach to movement, helping you find the right balance of activity, rest, and recovery to live well through and beyond cancer.