Breast Cancer Rehab Sydney & Lymphatic Care
Personalised physiotherapy to support your movement, strength, and lymphatic health.
(02) 9949 3770
Balgowlah
Unit 3/398 Sydney Rd, Balgowlah NSW 2093
Monday to Friday: 8 am - 6 pm
Saturday: 8 am - 1 pm
Cremorne
320 Military Rd, Cremorne NSW 2090
Monday to Saturday: 8 am - 6 pm
Hands-On Treatment and Care, Tailored to You and Your Life
After breast cancer treatment, it’s understandable if you don’t quite feel like yourself. Recovery may bring changes you didn’t expect, both physically and emotionally. No matter where you are in your journey, these may affect your everyday movement and how comfortable you feel in your body.
Whatever stage of recovery you’re in, you deserve care that feels supportive, considered, and tailored to you. At DX Physio, we provide breast cancer rehabilitation with gentle, individualised physiotherapy to support your recovery. Our experienced women’s health physio team combines lymphatic care, hands-on treatment, education, and progressive exercise in an effort to help you work towards greater comfort, movement, and quality of life.
Who We Aim to Support
Cancer rehabilitation such as physiotherapy may be suitable for women at different stages of breast cancer treatment, chemotherapy, and recovery, including those experiencing:
- Swelling or lymphoedema in the breast, chest, arm, or hand
- Shoulder stiffness or a reduced shoulder range after surgery or treatment
- Cording (Axillary Web Syndrome) affecting comfortable arm movement
- Scar tissue and tightness following breast or lymph node surgery
- Reduced strength and endurance after a period of treatment or inactivity
- Pain or discomfort affecting everyday movement
- Fatigue and reduced energy levels following cancer treatment
- Changes in posture or physical function
- Reduced bone density associated with chemotherapy treatment or hormonal changes
- Uncertainty about exercise, including how and when to return to activity safely
Our Breast Cancer Rehab and Lymphatic Care Services
At DX Physio, we personalise breast cancer rehabilitation to you rather than following a one-size-fits-all program.
Our senior physiotherapist, Irene M. Cerioli, understands that every person’s recovery after breast cancer is different. Irene takes the time to understand where you are in your recovery and develops an individualised rehabilitation plan around your symptoms, goals, and stage of healing.
Depending on your needs, this may include:
Manual Lymphatic Drainage
Gentle, specialised techniques designed to support lymphatic flow and assist with the management of swelling and lymphoedema.
Scar and Soft Tissue Management
Hands-on treatment may be used where appropriate to address scar tissue, tightness, and restrictions following surgery.
Cording Management
Assessment, education, and care for Axillary Web Syndrome, or cording, which may develop following breast or lymph node surgery and affect comfortable arm movement.
Shoulder Rehabilitation
Individualised mobility and strengthening exercises designed to gradually improve shoulder range, strength, and physical function.
Progressive Exercise
A tailored exercise program may incorporate strengthening, cardiovascular fitness, endurance, and weight-bearing exercise according to your health, recovery stage, and goals.
Pilates-Based Rehabilitation
We may incorporate clinical reformer Pilates where appropriate to support gradual improvements in strength, movement, and overall well-being.
Lymphoedema Education and Self-Management
Our practical education aims to help you better understand lymphatic health, recognise changes, and use appropriate self-management strategies between your appointments.
Post-Mastectomy and Post-Breast Surgery Rehabilitation
Your care may focus on restoring comfortable movement, managing scar tissue and tightness, improving shoulder mobility, and gradually rebuilding strength for everyday activities.
How We Aim to Support You During and Beyond Recovery
1. Initial Consultation
Your physiotherapist will take the time to understand your breast cancer diagnosis and treatment history, current symptoms, concerns, and what you hope to achieve. This is also an opportunity to discuss any questions you have about movement or exercise.
2. Individual Assessment
We may assess your shoulder range, strength, posture, movement, scar tissue, and lymphatic symptoms. We adapt your assessment to your comfort and stage of recovery.
3. Personalised Treatment Plan
Based on your assessment, we'll develop a cancer rehabilitation program specifically for you. This may combine manual lymphatic drainage, hands-on treatment, mobility work, exercise, scar management, and education.
4. Gradual Rehabilitation
As your recovery progresses, your program can progress with you. This may involve working towards improved strength, endurance, and cardiovascular fitness with everyday movement and exercise.
5. Ongoing Education and Support
We'll help you understand your body and provide practical strategies you can use outside the clinic, so you feel informed and supported as you move through your recovery.
Ready to take the next step in your recovery journey?
Why DX Physio?
Experienced Cancer Rehabilitation Physiotherapists
Irene is a senior physiotherapist with more than 20 years of clinical experience across Europe and Australia, with a particular interest in breast cancer rehabilitation, oncology recovery, and lymphoedema management.
Genuinely Personal Care
No two patients experience breast cancer or cancer treatment in exactly the same way. We shape your treatment around your symptoms, medical care, recovery stage, physical function, and goals, with your comfort and consent guiding each session.
Two Convenient Locations
Our experienced female physiotherapists provide supportive women's health care from clinics in Cremorne and Balgowlah, making breast cancer rehabilitation and lymphatic services accessible across Sydney's Lower North Shore and Northern Beaches.
Answering Your Breast Cancer Rehabilitation Questions
The right time depends on the type of surgery you’ve had, your healing, and what your medical team recommends. Physiotherapy may be appropriate at different stages of recovery, and this may look different for different people. Your physiotherapist will adapt your treatment and exercise to where you are in your cancer journey.
Physiotherapy may form part of lymphoedema management for some people. Depending on your individual needs, this may include manual lymphatic drainage, exercise, education, and strategies for managing swelling and supporting your lymphatic health.
Manual lymphatic drainage, or MLD, is a gentle hands-on technique often used as part of lymphoedema and swelling management. Unlike a traditional massage, your physiotherapist uses light, specific movements intended to encourage fluid movement through your lymphatic system.
You may experience shoulder stiffness and a reduced range of motion after breast cancer surgery and treatment, and we aim to assist you with this. Physiotherapy may include mobility exercises, hands-on treatment, and progressive strengthening designed to support comfortable shoulder function.
Cording, also known as Axillary Web Syndrome, may develop after breast or lymph node surgery. It often feels like a tight cord extending through the armpit and sometimes down the arm, sometimes restricting your movement. We provide assessment, education, and possible appropriate treatment options that may assist with your mobility and function.
Breast cancer rehabilitation isn’t a treatment for preventing cancer recurrence. Its role is to support your physical recovery and assist with issues such as reduced mobility, swelling, weakness, and fatigue. If you have questions about recurrence risk and cancer prevention, we recommend discussing these with your oncology or medical team.
Our Experienced Breast Cancer Rehab Physio
Irene M. Cerioli
Senior Physiotherapist
Our Clinics
Our clinics in Balgowlah and Cremorne are modern, comfortable spaces designed with your needs in mind. Both are centrally located with public transport nearby.
3/398 Sydney road, Balgowlah NSW 2093
PHONE:
(02) 9949 3770
FAX:
(02) 9475 1052
EMAIL:
info@dxphysio.com.au
Aiming to Help You Feel Supported as You Move Forward
Recovery after breast cancer involves much more than healing from surgery. If swelling, scar tissue, shoulder stiffness, fatigue, or reduced strength is affecting your comfort, movement, or quality of life, we’re here for you.
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- Cremorne – 320 Military Rd, Cremorne NSW 2090
- Balgowlah – 3/398 Sydney road, Balgowlah NSW 2093
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