Cancer Rehabilitation Services at RIC
Our team treats a wide range of short and long-term impairments that may result from cancer such as weakness, fatigue, lymph edema or the loss of physical or cognitive function, including the ability to walk, speak or think. RIC offers an equally wide range of treatments, therapies and other specialized services to meet those needs for cancer rehabilitation patients. Among those, RIC provides treatments, rehabilitation and therapies for:
- Breast Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Brain Cancer
- Liver Cancer
- Spinal Tumors
- Leukemia
- Multiple Myeloma
- Ovarian/Uterine Cancer
- Renal Cancer
Inpatient Care for Intensive Therapies
People who may benefit from daily physician care and multiple intensive therapies for cancer rehabilitation may receive inpatient care at RIC's flagship hospital, recognized worldwide for the depth and breadth of services we provide. Inpatient units are focused around patients' needs, to provide both the benefits of our specialized expertise and the encouragement and support of those with cancer related conditions.
In addition to a physiatrist (a doctor who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation) and rehabilitation nurses, your care team also may include physical and occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, a nutritionist, psychologist or psychiatrist and others according to your specific needs. Your team will work with you to tailor your care and help you reclaim ability and achieve your goals. For example, physical therapy can help a person regain strength, range of motion and flexibility and manage cancer-related fatigue. Speech therapy can help to regain cognitive skills to support attention, memory, orientation and problem-solving. Occupational therapy also can help a person regain the abilities of daily living such as dressing, eating and daily self-care.
In addition, these specialized services are available at RIC:
We Welcome Family Involvement
A central goal of inpatient care at RIC is to provide patients and family members with the information and education they need to help make choices, manage their care and return safely and comfortably to their home or community. Therefore, families are encouraged to take an active part in their loved one's care and to benefit from the wealth of resources available for guidance and support.
When You Go Home, Our Expertise Goes with You
For patients who no longer require daily physician visits but who may continue to benefit from multiple, intensive therapies, RIC DayRehabCenters, located in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs, provide continuity of care at the same high level of quality of our flagship hospital. Other patients with less intensive needs may continue their care at one of the many RIC Outpatient Centers located throughout the Chicago area.
RIC's wealth of informational and educational resources is also available through the LIFE Center. Part library and part virtual network, the LIFE Center offers a multimedia collection of books, videos and periodicals, access to seminars and much more to help you become informed, get connected and be inspired. You can visit in person or online at lifecenter.ric.org.
