by Fiona Palmer | Oct 12, 2026 | Breast Cancer, Cancer Rehabilitation, Specialist Breast Cancer Movement And Therapy
Why Movement Matters More Than We Think From reducing cancer risk to rebuilding strength, confidence and connection — and why rehabilitation needs to look beyond the breast. By Fiona Palmer | Specialist Clinical Bodywork, Cancer Rehabilitation and Lymphoedema...
by Fiona Palmer | Oct 3, 2026 | Breast Cancer, Cancer Rehabilitation, Scar Tissue, Vodder Manual Lymphatic Drainage
What really happens to lymphatic drainage after breast cancer treatment? October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. There will quite rightly be plenty of conversations about checking breasts, knowing what is normal for you, diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy,...
by Fiona Palmer | Sep 16, 2026 | Breast Cancer, Cancer Rehabilitation
Movement, Music, Coffee & Connection — Why All Four Matter You don’t have to get fit before you come. In fact, you don’t have to be particularly good at exercise. You don’t need Lycra. You don’t need to be able to get down onto the floor....
by Fiona Palmer | Aug 30, 2026 | Anatomy, Breast Cancer, Oncology Massage, Scar Tissue, Vodder Manual Lymphatic Drainage
I Was Taught Not to Fight the Scar. Does the Science Still Agree? TGF-β, fibroblasts, fascia, lymphatics — and what nearly 30 years of mechanobiology might tell us about the way we use our hands Every now and again I go back to an old textbook and realise that...
by Fiona Palmer | Aug 30, 2026 | Breast Cancer, Oncology Massage, Scar Tissue, Vodder Manual Lymphatic Drainage
When the Tissue Changes: What Are We Actually Treating? Lymphoedema, fibrosis, inflammation — and why “hard swelling” doesn’t tell us enough Sometimes an image makes me stop. Not necessarily because I agree with every word on it, but because it makes me think. I...
by Fiona Palmer | May 2, 2026 | Breast Cancer, Cancer Rehabilitation, Scar Tissue
— and Why Does My Arm Feel Tight or Pulling? Start here if this sounds like you… Your arm feels tight when you lift it There’s a pulling feeling under your arm or into your chest You’ve noticed a line or cord appear when you stretch Your movement hasn’t quite come...
