Oncology Rehabilitation
Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center is the only place in East Tennessee – and one of a handful in the country – with a cancer rehabilitation program.
The cancer program combines many of the rehabilitation techniques currently used for patients with brain and spinal cord injuries and strokes because the impairments cancer patients experience can be very similar to those of traumatic injuries.
The health-care team includes:
- Each patient’s personal physician
- Medical, radiation and surgical oncologists
- Physiatrists – doctors whose specialty is physical medicine and rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation nurses
- Physical, occupational and recreational therapists
- Psychologists
- Speech language pathologists
- Pharmacists
- Dietitians
- Case managers
Personal care
At Patricia Neal, our cancer rehab team creates a special care plan for each patient. Our goal is to help you regain as much ability and independence as possible.
We treat many of the impairments that can result from cancer, cancer surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and other treatments, such as:
- Fatigue
- Muscle wasting
- Weakness
- Pain
- Skin breakdown
- Impaired mobility
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Adjustment problems
- Overall deconditioning
- Lymphedema – swelling
- Weight loss
- Communication difficulty
- Impaired thinking or memory loss
In good hands
Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center has a positive, encouraging atmosphere. We are known for outstanding resources, from a rooftop therapy park to a computer life-skills lab. We also offer:
- Fully-equipped therapy gyms
- Special adaptive equipment programs
- Animal therapy
- Support groups
- Community outings
- Family and caregiver training
- Tools to improve communication
- Adaptive driving
- Balance programs
- An adaptive living apartment to ease the transition back to everyday life
For more information about the cancer rehabilitation program at Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, please call 1-800-PAT-NEAL (728-6325) or (865) 541-3600.