Rankin Family Cancer Rehab Program
Cancer patients who are referred to this Outpatient Rehabilitation Program will be assessed by a Physiatrist and Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation team to evaluate physical, social and psychological domains of health and well-being. Initially patients would undergo a standardized Physiatry Assessment and those accepted into the program would further undergo Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, and nursing assessments and interventions to maximize function. Interventions will align with a wellness approach and patients will engage in treatment sessions that are group based.
This program is funded by the Rankin Family & the Rankin Cancer Run. Thank you to the Rankin Family for making this program possible!
- Patient is Medically Stable – patient is safe to participate from a musculoskeletal, neurological, cardiac, and cognitive perspective
- Patient agrees to actively participate in an Outpatient Rehabilitation Program
- Patient demonstrates the cardiovascular capacity to engage in endurance exercises
- Patient demonstrates the ability to improve functional status
Program Details:
- Each patient group will include a maximum of 6 people
- Duration of each Group Based Program: total of 6 weeks
- Frequency of Treatment Sessions: 3X/week, 2 hours/session
- Total Sessions per program: 18 sessions per patient
- Group Based Treatment Program is directed towards improving a cancer patient’s strength, mobility, exertional capacity, functional independence, endurance and emotional well-being
A referral to this outpatient program may help your patient with one or more of the following issues:
- Cancer treatment fatigue and deconditioning
- Chemotherapy induced neuropathy: pain and decreased mobility
- Musculoskeletal pain that is inhibiting function
- Decreased strength and endurance with ambulation and activities of daily living
- Physical challenges inhibiting the ability to re-engage in community participation
- Decreased independence with day to day functional activities
- Emotional Well-being
Admission to the Rankin Family Cancer Rehab Program must be made by a doctor’s referral
Referral Form | Download
Program Brochure | Download
Questions about the Cancer Rehab Program?
Please contact: Jeane Davis-Fyfe | Manager of Outpatient Rehabilitation & Specialty Clinics
ext. 85276 | Email