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She talks about bands and squats. She affirms someone who has osteopenia or osteoporosis should do squat because it’s a great exercise.
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They offer psychology, psychiatry, social work, nutrition, exercise, massages, and therapy. There is a diverse group that is there to address the patient’s needs, she explains.
The expert affirms they work closely with the team they have there and different ways to help cancer patients. It’s not easy to apply meditation into a daily life, even if people know yoga and meditation can help a lot to improve health. Peter J. Calin, Yoga Instructor with Miami Cancer Institute, explains why it’s so difficult and Joann Santiago-Charles, Exercise Physiologist at the same place, talks about the benefits of meditation. The American College of Sports Medicine and the American Cancer Society set some guidelines for exercise.
Joann Santiago-Charles, Oncologic Exercise Physiologist with Miami Cancer Institute, explains they recommend doing 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week or 60 minutes of vigorous exercise per week.
She affirms not everyone should be doing vigorous activity, because it depends on the person’s aerobic capacity. Colon cancer and breast cancer may link higher physical activities to lower risks. Some studies have shown people who have a certain amount of exercise per week have a lower risk of having certain types of cancers.
Joann Santiago-Charles, Oncologic Exercise Physiologist with Miami Cancer Institute, affirms any physical activity lowers the risk of having 13 different types of cancer.
Exercise has a large systemic anti-inflammatory effect and improves quality of life, she says. Any exercise program should be very individualized to cancer patients, because the treatment is different for everyone says Joann Santiago-Charles, Oncologic Exercise Physiologist with Miami Cancer Institute.
The expert explains some people may have surgery; other people may have surgery and chemotherapy or radiation. Every modality of the different treatments affects the body in different ways.
It’s important to know what exactly patients underwent for addressing their specific needs and concerns, the specialist says. Exercise can decrease fatigue, cognitive impairment, depression and generalized weakness, explains Joann Santiago-Charles, Oncologic Exercise Physiologist with Miami Cancer Institute.
Exercise improves a person capacity and strength, the expert says. She advises increasing the amount of activity the patient is doing.
She also recommends yoga, because it has different benefits such as it activates the parasympathetic nervous system, helps to relax, reduces stress and blood pressure. The specialist affirms there are studies that show exercise can help with neuroplasticity, dementia and Alzheimer’s. Specialists check the progress of the patients and, if necessary, they modify the program of exercises they designed when treatment starts.
JoAnn Santiago-Charles, Oncologic Exercise Physiologist with Miami Cancer Institute, explains they help patients to prepare their bodies before surgery and the rehab is faster.
They take into an account the needs of the patients, she affirms.
