Pialtes for Breast Cancer Survivors

Lymphedema can be a painful and uncomfortable side effect of breast cancer surgery.  It is also detrimental to one's health.  When lymph fluid becomes stuck in the areas where lymph nodes have been removed immune cells can't travel to the areas where they are needed and waste material that has been removed from cells can't make it back to the circulatory system to be removed from the body.

The good news is that Pilates can help!  http://www.bit.ly/1jCLEY

Muscular contraction is the driving force of our lymphatic system. As you move through your Pilates workout, the slow, fluid movements gently squeeze your lymphatic vessels, pushing lymph back towards your blood vessels!  This is great for everyone, not just breast cancer survivors, but the nature of the movements in Pilates and the restorative and invigorating effects of this type of exercise are particularly helpful to those who have had lymph nodes removed.