Post-mastectomy rehabilitation
Care after breast surgery should help you feel safe moving again.
Gentle, specific rehabilitation after mastectomy, lumpectomy, reconstruction, radiation, or related breast cancer treatment.
What this can help with
- Shoulder stiffness or limited range of motion
- Chest wall tightness or pulling
- Scar sensitivity or reduced scar mobility
- Cording or pulling into the arm
- Neck, rib, or upper back tension
- Guarding with lifting, reaching, or daily tasks
- Swelling awareness and movement confidence
- Fear of returning to exercise
Rehab should respect what your body has been through.
Post-mastectomy rehabilitation at Boon is calm, consent-led, and paced around your stage of healing. Suubi helps restore comfortable movement, reduce guarding, and rebuild strength while respecting medical precautions and your oncology team's guidance.
After breast surgery, many people feel pain, pulling, tightness, stiffness, swelling concerns, or a sense that their upper body no longer moves the same way. Reaching, dressing, sleeping, lifting, and exercise can feel unfamiliar or unsafe.
The goal is steadier mobility, less pain, and a better sense of trust in your body again. Progress may mean easier reaching, less pulling through the chest and arm, better scar mobility, and more confidence using your upper body in daily life.
Questions patients ask
When can I start after surgery?
Timing depends on your surgeon's restrictions, drains, healing, radiation plan, and symptoms. Boon will work within the precautions you have been given.
Can physical therapy help with cording?
Physical therapy can often support mobility and comfort when cording or pulling limits motion. Treatment is gentle and based on what is appropriate for your stage.
Do you coordinate with my medical team?
With your permission, Boon can communicate with referring providers so your plan stays aligned with surgical and oncology guidance.