Introduction Few studies have analyzed patients' experiences of physical therapy within
palliative cancer care. Objective: To describe how patients with incurable cancer experience …

Results from pilot studies indicate that palliative cancer patients report increased well-being
and less fatigue after physical activity. This study aimed to explore how palliative cancer …

Conclusion In the palliative care approach for patients with cancer, physical therapy and
rehabilitation practices can have a positive impact on symptoms, functional capacity, and …

Background: In the supportive oncology and palliative care settings, rehabilitation
interventions are often overlooked and underutilized, despite high levels of functional …

Background: Patients with advanced cancer frequently experience functional impairment
and reduced quality of life. Therapeutic exercise can provide benefit and be made …

Background Over the last few years, the presence of physiotherapists in Palliative Care
Units (PCU) has considerably grown based on evidence from studies supporting the use of …

Introduction: Palliative care not only focuses on physical ailments associated with the
disease, but also considers the psychological, social and spiritual needs of the patients. The …

Background: Physical therapy encompasses the skilled treatment and care for patients
across the life span through a multitude of different practice settings. This includes caring for …

Purpose Physical exercise (PE) and/or therapy (PT) shows beneficial effects in advanced
cancer patients and is increasingly implemented in hospice and palliative care, although …

Palliative medicine is a new and developing area of medical practice where cure of
underlying disease is accepted as impossi-ble and therefore not the focus of treatment …