Official Journal of the Oncology Section

In The Current Issue:
May 2008 Vol .26 No. 1

• p.3 Physical Therapy Treatment of Individuals with Cancer: An Examination of Practice Patterns in Michigan
Jacqueline S. Drouin, Lisa Bush, Heather Vaughn, Cynthis Kux, Jessica Mercer, Marquitta Breedlove
• p.8 Acute Physical Therapy Management for a Patient with a Maffucci’s Syndrome Following Modified Internal Hemipelvectomy and Reconstruction with Saddle Prosthesis: A Case Report
Robert Camarda, Reg B. Wilcox III, Roya Ghazinouri, Mary Ann Wilmarth
• p.18 Effects of Iyengar Yoga on Measures of Cognition, Fatigue, Quality of Life, Flexiblity, and Balance in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Case Series
Mary Lou Galantino, Nicole Cannon, Tiffany Hoelker, Lauren Quinn, Laurie Greene
• p.29 Regional Course Announcement

The Oncology Section encourages the submission of manuscripts that address issues of relevance to oncologic physical therapy in all spheres. Material for publication should be sent to the editor by

• March 1
• July 1
• September 1.

  Please click here for the full Instructions for Authors document.

We encourage comments and opinions concerning the content of Rehabilitation Oncology through Letters to the Editor. Letters to the Editor should be sent to the editor by:

• March 1
• July 1
• September 1.

The Editor's electronic mailing address can be located here

 

Back issues of the Journal are available to members or nonmembers of the Section for a minimal cost. The Journal has been published three times per year since 1984. All issues are available.

Cost per issue: Oncology Section Members $5.00 Nonmembers $15.00.

Click here for an order form and a list of special issues.

Please make check payable to:

Orthopaedic Section, APTA, Inc.
Rehabilitation Oncology
2920 East Avenue South, Suite 200
La Crosse, WI 54601-7202

Individuals, health care organizations, businesses, and vendors are invited to advertise in this journal. Over 800 Physical Therapists, Physical Therapy Assistants, and Institutions specializing in Oncology and HIV/AIDS receive the Journal.

You may download the ad schedule and rates here

For more information, please contact the Journal Editor

 

Section sponsored monographs available for purchase from our office:

• Developing an Oncology Rehabilitation Program: A Guide for Physical Therapists, By Sharon Konecne, PT
• Resource Guide: Oncology References and Reading List, By Lucinda Pfalzer, PT, PhD
  This resource guide of references (revised 2000) is included in the Oncology PT and
  Rehab for Professional Degree Curriculum
• Resource Guide: Oncology Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation for Professional Degree Curriculum, By Lucinda A. Pfalzer, PT, PhD
• Issues in HIV Rehab, Edited by Mary Lou Galantino, PhD, PT
• Rehabilitation Oncology 20-year Index, 1982-2002, Edited by Steve Gudas, PT, PhD

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The Oncology Section of APTA is beginning a project to create a series of Oncology PT Fact sheets. Each fact sheet will deal with a different aspect of physical therapy treatment in cancer and HIV patients. If you have a specific topic you believe deserves an individual Fact Sheet, or if you believe you have specific expertise in an area and would like to contribute to the project, please e-mail us here.

1. Lymphedema Fact Sheet
2. HIV and Physical Therapy: What to Expect
3. Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy

• Please find details about Section Member Awards at this link.

• Please find Section Research Resources at this link.

The Oncology Section sends an e-newsletter to all members who have e-mail addresses in our database four times annually. The E-Newsletter includes Oncology-related practice updates, section announcements, continuing education information, and member announcements.

If you are a Section Member who would like to begin receiving the e-newsletter, please e-mail oncology@apta.org. To view past issues, please visit the Member Resources page.