Physical Functioning and Beyond: A rehab med approach to improving life for people with cancer

Join guest speaker and physical therapy professor Dr. Margaret (Margie) McNeely for a webinar where she will discuss her research in using physical therapy treatments to improve the lives of individuals living with cancer.

Life after cancer presents new challenges. What can individuals with cancer do to rebuild body strength and manage treatment symptoms and how can physical therapists support their recovery?

Join us and learn:

• Which physical therapy treatments are proving beneficial for specific cancers.
• How physical therapy can build muscle and improve function post-cancer.
• How ultrasound can be an effective pain management option.

Hosted by Dean of the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, Dr. Tammy Hopper.

Dr. Margaret McNeely is a professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, holds a joint appointment in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Department of Oncology (Division of Radiation Oncology) and performs clinical research with Cancer Care Alberta.