A Connecticut hospital has become the state's first to test-drive an innovative program that helps cancer patients' rehabilitation, according to a published report.
Bridgeport Hospital is the state's first to become involved with the comprehensive STAR certification program, WTNH reports. Located in Stratford, the medical center is helping the re-invigoration of patients with the assistance of an innovative method employed by people who hold physical therapy jobs.
"We have so much more knowledge than we had before about cancer treatment and cancer and the implication that those things have on the patients who come to see us," physical therapy director Vikki Winks told the news source. "Before I wouldn't have been sure if exercise for someone who was fatigued was a good idea. Now I know just how much exercise is a good idea for someone who has cancer-related fatigue or chemo-related fatigue."
The program's physical therapists are Connecticut's first to win certification in a training program that targets comprehensive cancer rehabilitation.
Physical therapists must be licensed in the U.S. states where they practice, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.