Cancer Rehab is Not One Size Fits All

In the past few weeks, I’ve talked about cancer rehab in general, various cancer certifications to look for, and I provided some tools to help you find qualified cancer rehab and fitness professionals. This is all important, if pragmatic, information. But now I want to share the more personal issues surrounding my decision to open the region’s first cancer-specific rehab clinic here in Loudoun County, Virginia.

I have always expressed to my patients that  a good “fit” is essential for successful outcomes in therapy. If you don’t feel like you and your therapist are a team, it is a good indication that you may need to look for a different therapist. Sometimes a patient comes to us simply because his or her physician writes the referral, but oftentimes it’s because their experience with another therapist or facility has been unsatisfactory and they’re (or a friend or family member) are looking for a better fit.