Evidence Update: Massage Therapy Helps Relieve Cancer-Related Pain
Pain related to cancer and its treatment is a common problem among patients with cancer. Conventional treatment does not always relieve cancer pain satisfactorily. A recent publication analyzed and published research on the effect of massage therapy and cancer pain. Twelve available studies that included 559 total participants were reviewed. The authors found significant reductions in cancer pain with […]
Evidence Update: Older Cancer Patients Miss Benefit of Physical Therapy
A recent study published by researchers at The University of North Carolina examined the utilization of occupational and physical therapy (OT/PT) services in older cancer patients. The records of 592 patients with cancer were examined. The average age was 71, and 63% of the patients had breast cancer. Most of the patients (64.5%) had at least one […]
Shop and Support TurningPoint with Kroger Community Rewards
There is a new and easy way to support TurningPoint with your grocery shopping through Kroger Community Rewards. TurningPoint is now part of the Kroger Community Rewards Program. You can support TurningPoint’s mission by shopping at Kroger and a percentage of your purchases will be donated to TurningPoint. Kroger Community Rewards makes it easy to […]
Shop and Support TurningPoint with Amazon Smile
There is a new and easy way to support TurningPoint with your on-line shopping through Amazon Smile. Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice – TurningPoint! AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service. Support TurningPoint by shopping Amazon Smile here. […]
