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Helena Biancuzzi1, Francesca Dal Mas2, Giulia Bongiorno3
1Department of Pain Medicine, IRCCS C.R.O. National Cancer Institute of Aviano, Aviano, Italy. helena.biancuzzi@cro.it.
Abstract:
The National Cancer Institute of Aviano, Italy, recently launched a new program to educate the cancer population, bringing patients as close as possible to the world of physical activity during the cancer rehabilitation phase. A personalized assessment of the patient using the latest technologies allows to create a personalized electronic record of the state of physical performance to be shared among the patient, the staff at the institute (including the medical doctors and physiotherapists in charge), and the fitness instructors, who deal with of the recovery tasks. The outcome of the program can allow the development of a personalized rehabilitation path that includes physical fitness to be monitored remotely.
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