Breast care

Physiotherapists specially trained in dealing with breast cancer patients can help you after surgery, relieving pain and recovering full movement.

Breast Care 

PHYSIOTHERAPY FOLLOWING BREAST SURGERY

Recovering from breast cancer surgery can be a challenging time. There can be pain and tightness around the surgical wound, difficulty regaining full movement in the shoulders and mid-back and sometimes even soreness on taking a deep breath. Physiotherapists specially trained in dealing with breast care patients can help you to fully recover. Stephanie CrosslandTara Murtagh and Siobhan O’Reilly Bracken are Pink Ribbon trained and has specialist expertise in gentle soft-tissue and myofascial techniques, exercise and valuable advice to help you to make a full recovery. 

How can physiotherapy help me?

You can expect help to:

Improve shoulder movement and function

Reduce post-operative tenderness and hypersensitivity around the scar

Prevent swelling in the arm / hand (Lymphoedema)

Relieve rib, chest or upper back pain and stiffness

Assist in you regaining strength and full function

  

ASSESSMENT AT MILLTOWN PHYSIOTHERAPY CLINIC

Assessment and treatment in private, comfortable rooms. Please feel free to give us a call at (01) 296 0603 to enquire about the service and our breast care physiotherapist will be happy to talk to you. 

CHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPISTS

  • Stephanie Crossland
  • Tara Murtagh
  • Siobhan O’Reilly Bracken

Meet the team

BOOK AN APPOINTMENT

(01) 296 0603