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Therapeutic Massage for Psychological Well-being in Geriatric Oncology
Published on: May 22, 2026
Physiotherapy in palliative oncology
1Geriatric and Rehabilitation Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, QLD, 4102, Australia.
Abstract:
Outreach multi-disciplinary palliative care teams have tended to duplicate hospital-based teams which historically have consisted almost exclusively of doctors and nurses. This paper outlines the role of physiotherapy in palliative care. It provides a conceptual framework for physiotherapy involvement and its potential to contribute within the palliative care team therapeutically and cost-effectively. To put physiotherapy management of the disease process into perspective, some basic data on terminal illness, and statistics of a Brisbane hospice, are included. The need for more outreach physiotherapy intervention is emphasised.
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