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Therapy for Chemo Brain

Cancer-related cognitive impairment refers to problems with memory and/or concentration that patients may experience during and after cancer treatments. You can also call it chemo brain or chemo fog.

Symptoms can be minor or severe. They may go away in time, but can also continue for many years.

Chemo brain symptoms include:

  • Trouble remembering names
  • Trouble remembering dates and appointments
  • Trouble multitasking
  • Trouble concentrating
  • Taking longer to complete tasks

Potential causes of chemo brain include:

  • Chemotherapy
  • Hormonal therapy
  • Radiation therapy to the brain
  • Tumors in the brain

What to Expect From Chemo Brain Therapy

As part of chemo brain therapy, a speech language pathologist determines your cognitive functioning. Treatment includes learning exercises to teach your brain to do old tasks in new ways. If you and your provider think cognitive rehabilitation is right for you, ask for a referral for an evaluation with a related diagnostic code such as “memory loss.”

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“I am amazed how beneficial lymphedema therapy was. The outcome was visible and evident that the treatment plan was designed to meet my health condition. I never imagined there was help for edema since I had it for many years. Not only were the benefits physical, but also there were emotional benefits – I love the way my feet, ankles and legs look! Many thanks!”

Janie

“I am very thankful for AAMG Physical Therapy. They were so patient with me explaining the different exercises to improve the strength of my arms after my breast surgery. I’m much more flexible, and it has made all the difference in bettering the pain level after surgery. I recommend ALL breast patients receive some sort of physical therapy.”

Annie

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