Helping you move, heal, and thrive through every stage of treatment.
Most people don’t realize physical therapy is recommended throughout breast cancer treatment.
Breast cancer and its treatments affect far more than the breast itself. Surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, reconstruction, hormone therapy, and targeted medications can impact nearly every system of the body.
At Geaux Fight, we specialize in helping you recover from these changes while preventing many complications before they begin.
We help with:
- ✓ Shoulder pain
- ✓ Limited range of motion
- ✓ Axillary web syndrome (cording)
- ✓ Breast swelling
- ✓ Lymphedema
- ✓ Chemotherapy-induced neuropathy
- ✓ Radiation fibrosis
- ✓ Scar tissue
- ✓ Chest wall tightness
- ✓ Abdominal tightness
- ✓ Postural changes
- ✓ Muscle weakness
- ✓ Fatigue
- ✓ Balance problems
- ✓ Side effects from maintenance meds
- ✓ Osteoporosis concerns
- ✓ Returning to exercise
- ✓ Returning to work
- ✓ Pelvic floor dysfunction
- ✓ Sexual health concerns
Breast Cancer Prehabilitation
Prehabilitation means starting physical therapy before your treatment begins, not after problems show up. We assess your baseline strength, shoulder and chest wall mobility, posture, and lymphatic health prior to surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation, then build a plan to help your body handle treatment better and recover faster. Patients who start prehab often experience less pain, better range of motion, and fewer complications along the way.
Lymphedema Therapy
Lymph node removal, radiation, and surgery can all disrupt the lymphatic system, leading to swelling in the arm, hand, chest, or trunk that may show up months or even years after treatment ends. Our lymphedema-trained therapists use manual lymphatic drainage, compression garments and long-term self-management education to reduce swelling and help keep it from coming back. Learn more about our lymphedema program →
Breast Edema Treatment
Swelling isn’t limited to the arm. Many patients experience edema in the breast, chest wall, or surrounding tissue after lumpectomy, mastectomy, reconstruction, or radiation. We use specialized manual techniques to reduce this swelling, improve tissue mobility, and help prevent it from progressing into long-term tightness or fibrosis. If swelling in this area persists, it can be an early sign of lymphedema — learn more about our lymphedema program.
Scar & Radiation Therapy
Surgical scars and radiation can leave tissue tight, restricted, and painful, limiting how far you can reach, twist, or breathe deeply. Our therapists use manual therapy and myofascial techniques to mobilize scar tissue and radiation fibrosis, restoring movement and reducing pain around the chest wall, underarm, and shoulder.
Exercise Oncology
Exercise is one of the most effective tools we have to help you get through treatment and support your long-term health. We build individualized, evidence-based programs for every phase of your journey, before, during, and after treatment, to manage fatigue, protect bone health during hormone therapy, and help you return to the activities you love. Learn more about Exercise Oncology →
Pelvic Health After Breast Cancer
Hormone therapies like tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors, as well as chemotherapy-induced menopause, can bring on pelvic floor symptoms that often go unaddressed: urinary leakage, pelvic pain, painful intercourse, vaginal dryness, and constipation. Our pelvic health specialists build a plan specifically for these changes, so you don’t have to just live with them. Learn more about Pelvic Floor Therapy →
Photobiomodulation (Low-Level Laser Therapy)
Photobiomodulation uses low-level light therapy to reduce pain and inflammation while promoting healing in scar tissue, radiation-affected skin, cording, and lymphedema. It’s a gentle, non-invasive treatment we use alongside manual therapy and exercise to support your recovery.
Ready to get started? Contact Geaux Fight today, we’re here to help at every stage of your journey.
FAQs
As early as possible, ideally before surgery begins (called prehabilitation). But it’s never too late to start, even years after treatment ends.
Cording, or axillary web syndrome, is a tight, rope-like band of tissue that can develop under the arm or down the inner arm after lymph node surgery. It can limit your range of motion and cause pain, but it responds well to manual therapy.
Yes. Therapists trained in lymphedema management use manual lymphatic drainage, compression when appropriate, exercise, and education for lifelong management to reduce swelling and help prevent it from progressing. Our goal is to keep you out of compression garments long-term — needing less compression over time means treatment is working. Learn more on our Lymphedema page.
Yes, physical therapy is not only safe during treatment, it’s often recommended. We tailor your program to where you are in treatment and adjust as your needs change.