Cancer Prehabilitation & Rehabilitation

Our Specialist Oncology Physiotherapists offer a range of treatments.

A 1 hour consultation with a Specialist Physiotherapist includes a detailed medical history and physical assessment.  We will establish where you are in your treatment pathway, diagnose/consider any existing musculoskeletal injuries or co-morbidities and review your personal goals.

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Mindful Movement (Cancer Exercise) Class

Every Friday 3.00-3.40pm (Mixed Ability) and 4.00-4.40pm (Gentle progression) at Bury Physio Clinic.

Led by Cancer Rehabilitation and Lymphoedema Specialist Physiotherapist Erica Dyson.

The 6 week free class is available with funding through My Wish Charity

Self Funding class cost £10 for 1 hour if you choose to continue the class once funding has ended.

Contact:

• For a My Wish referral please speak to Jules Parker or Louise Steggall

• Tel: 01284 713023
• Email the Macmillan Cancer Information centre for a referral to the class at Bury Physio Clinic.

• Please also visit: Macmillan Information Centre at West Suffolk Hospital @westsuffolknhs)

• Email the clinic or call 01284 748200 for referral information.

Click here to find out more about the Free targeted exercise classes

This class is available for people who live locally in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk and look to reintroduce movement at your own pace.

Holistic Therapy

We provide a Holistic Therapy Service at Bury Physio Clinic for Cancer patients.

Each patient can access 3 sessions over a time period to suit your needs.

Click the information poster to find out more about the treatments available.

Referral via the Macmillan Unit

Funding via Cancer Support Suffolk

5km Your Way

We support the monthly Move Against Cancer Bury St Edmunds 5k Your Way at Nowton Park in Bury St Edmunds.

• Where: Nowton Park, Bury St Edmunds
• What time: Meet at 8.45am outside the Grounds Cafe.
• When: The last Saturday of each month.
• What happens: We walk, (jog or run – if keen) the 2 lap Park run course at Nowton Park.  You can complete 1 or 2 laps.
• Who can come: Anyone currently receiving treatment (and who feels well enough), has completed treatment, or is post surgery, is welcome & Family and friends are welcome for support
• Support: We are joined by other ambassadors Breast Cancer Surgeon Liz O’Riordan and Angela Jiggins (Macmillan/Oncology Physiotherapist based at West Suffolk Hospital). and Jill Mayhew (retired Nurse who has previously had cancer).
• Additional Support:  Visit the Breast Friends Suffolk Support group

Find out more online:

Facebook 5km Your Way: Move Against Cancer

Click here to email the ambassadors

Visit the 5km Your Way: Move Against Cancer website

Specialist Pilates Online

Specialist Pilates Online on Youtube

Access specialist Pilates classes from the comfort of your own home.

Visit our Youtube channel to access our extensive range of online exercise classes. Enjoy the benefits of a cancer-specific exercise programme that has been designed by specialist oncology physiotherapists to ensure safe exercises can be completed from the comfort of your own home or wherever you are in the world with an internet connection.

Pinc and Steel

Our Physiotherapists have been trained by Cancer Rehabilitation Specialists Pinc and Steel

Anna and Hayley are East of England reps for the Pinc and Steel Foundation. 

Local fundraising activities enable us to fund Pinc and Steel cancer rehabilitation classes that people living locally in East of England can access for free.

Fundraising for local cancer rehabilitation provision

To support the Pinc and Steel Foundation and help someone in our local area receive specialist cancer rehabilitation and support, follow the links below.

Or Scan the QR code in the image below to donate.

Visit the Pinc and Steel Foundation UK & Ireland Just Giving page to see what we are all doing to help raise funds and promote our local cancer rehabilitation services.

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STRAVA

If anyone is keen on tracking their activity to improve adherence and accountability with their fitness, you can become a member of a unique Pinc and Steel Cancer Rehabilitation Foundation Strava community.  The group is for patients and therapists alike who might be involved with, or provide, Pinc and Steel Physiotherapy treatment.

It is hosted by the UK and Ireland regional representatives, who encourage and support all levels of activity, whether your preferred fitness is walking, cycling, swimming, running or inputting manual exercise such as exercise classes you have completed.

There are variable privacy settings, so if you don’t want to share all of your activity, you are not obliged to, nor do we compete against each other!  Support in resuming or progressing your fitness is the aim with this group.

Courses for healthcare professionals:

Designed and delivered by our Cancer Rehabilitation Physiotherapists, our professionally delivered talks and courses are designed for health care professionals to suit your requirements.

You can also contact us directly to arrange a tailor-made course for your setting.