The Navitas experience is about individualized and integrated cancer rehabilitation care. Our therapists are cancer specialists who prescribe a program designed for your special needs, and adapt it as required along the way. The menu of Navitas services and their benefits include the following:
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Physical Therapy
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- Provides relief for symptoms related to cancer types, surgeries, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and pre-existing conditions.
- Overcomes common side effects of cancer treatment such as limited range of motion, loss of balance, loss of bone integrity, pain and diminished capacity to perform activities of daily living.
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Occupational Therapy
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- Provides therapies to improve fine motor skills impacted by most cancer treatments.
- Improves capacity to perform work related activities.
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Prescriptive Exercise
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- Increases energy and conserves lean mass during treatment through specifically designed exercise.
- Promotes positive changes in the cardiovascular, neuromuscular, respiratory, metabolic, immune and endocrine systems that are impacted during the cancer experience.
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Psycho-social Counseling
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- Improves acceptance, motivation and decision-making.
- Enhances tolerance for treatment, recovery, and general physical health; improves clinical outcomes.
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Nutritional Counseling
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- Influences treatment potency, recovery rate and general health and wellness.
- Increases energy and conserves lean mass during treatment.
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Lymphedema Therapy
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- Ameliorates painful edema in the limbs/trunk caused by the pooling of lymphatic fluids; increases coping skills; enhances self esteem.
- Restores range of motion.
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Acupuncture
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- Complements medical treatment as recommended by the American Cancer Society (ACS) for the treatment of pain, nausea and breathlessness.
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Relaxation & Stress Management
Includes Massage, Reiki, Meditation, Breathing Techniques & Guided Imagery
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- Reduces stress and anxiety.
- Improves blood and nutrient flow, reduces pain, decreases nausea and vomiting, improves sleep.
- Enhances digestion, improves circulation of the
lymph system and promotes relaxation.
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PHARMACEUTICAL EVALUATION
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- Improves clinical outcomes through thorough analysis, monitoring and coordination of supplement use with traditional allopathic medical care.
- Reduces complications for patients and physician through enhanced awareness of drug-to-drug and drug-supplement interactions.
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