Kama Pearce - Exercise for Cancer

18/03/2022

Nominated this week as a for helping someone's grandad get through cancer treatment! 💙

04/02/2022

World Cancer Day 2022

Grateful to those who joined our early morning 🌄 hike up the Yellow Arrow walking trail in recognition of World Cancer Day and to those who joined us for a coffee afterwards.

Cancer does not discriminate! This 4th of Feb the theme is to close the care gap on the basis of inequity of cancer care across the globe. Let's recognise these barriers, have conversations, empower knowledge and encourage change...
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03/02/2022

Today is the day. Raising awareness provides knowledge, promotes change which leads to saving lives 🧡💜🤎🖤💚

This World Cancer Day, we recognise the power of knowledge. We know that every single one of us has the ability to make a difference, large or small, and tha...

26/11/2021

What's your health like?

Are you living with a chronic condition, injury or persistent pain? Or do you need help making a behaviour change to increase your physical activity levels?

If you want to make a change and take charge of your health, it might be time to see an Accredited Exercise Physiologist.

Accredited Exercise Physiologists are university-qualified allied health professionals. They specialise in designing and delivering safe and effective exercise interventions for people with chronic medical conditions, injuries or disabilities. When it comes to the prescription of exercise, they are the most qualified professionals in Australia. Their services are claimable under Medicare and most private health insurers.

Chat to your GP about a referral or click the link below to find an Accredited Exercise Physiologist near you.

👉🏻 https://www.essa.org.au/find-aep

03/11/2021

For a long time now, we've known that being physically active can reduce your risk of developing many types of cancer. Now, more and more research is showing how vital exercise is as a part of cancer treatment. ⁠
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A new study has shown that myokines (proteins secreted into our blood when we exercise) can suppress tumor growth and even help actively fight cancerous cells.⁠
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In the study, patients with prostate cancer did 12 weeks of regular exercise, giving blood samples before and after the exercise program. Researchers then took the blood samples and applied them directly onto living prostate cancer cells. ⁠
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“When we took their pre-exercise blood and their post-exercise blood and placed it over living prostate cancer cells, we saw a significant suppression of the growth of those cells from the post-training blood. ⁠
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“That’s quite substantial indicating chronic exercise creates a cancer suppressive environment in the body” said the study supervisor, Professor Robert Newton.

26/10/2021

Did you know that being physically active can reduce your risk of developing breast cancer?

Research shows that exercising regularly as part of a healthy lifestyle can not only reduce your risk getting breast cancer, but it also helps your odds of survival if you are diagnosed.

Just another reason to .

03/09/2021

Straight to the point with this one!

Just a few reasons why we love exercise! 💪🏼

16/08/2021

This facility is wonderful news for our city. The community of Cairns is in good hands at this private infusion clinic!

A new cancer and infusion centre has officially opened in Cairns, providing patients with a safe and supportive environment for treatment. The mode...

11/08/2021

28/07/2021

Featuring yours truly. I am so grateful for the opportunity to be able to do what I love. That is supporting people to thrive at often the most difficult time in their life, giving them confidence and their life back. It is so rewarding to be able to be a part of a process where a person's physical and mental well-being is made a priority, not just their cancer treatment.

We are living in a time where the value of exercise is changing, it is now being brought to the forefront in preventing and managing many health conditions alongside other medical interventions. Exercise is giving people the power to control their own health, this is overall a strong benefit to the health system by reducing visits to the GP, hospital admissions, length of stay and most importantly improving the health of Australians! Healthier and improved quality of life drives positive social change.



Visit Exercise is Medicine Australia for some quality information!

As an exercise physiologist, K**a prescribes clinical exercise interventions for patients with a broad range of health conditions to prevent or manage disease or injury and to optimise a person’s physical function and mental health.

Research indicates that those who have been prescribed a supervised exercise intervention are more likely to adhere to their exercise regime and have better health outcomes than those who are given a self-paced program or guidelines to follow. Simply telling someone to walk 30 minutes per day is simply not enough and is not a personalised prescription!

Therefore, at Control Physio, we run several group exercise sessions in our clinic gym that patients can attend to complete their tailored exercise program to allow exercise medicine to work, all in a supportive environment.

If you would like to join our sessions, you need to have an initial consultation, you can talk to your GP as you may be eligible for a Medicare rebate, or private health rebates may also apply.

12/05/2021

https://youtu.be/wEyY34YGGzo

Are you getting the vaccine? If I had a dollar for every time that I heard that I would probably only have $50.... it is still a lot of times though 😊

Cancer Australia have this month published FAQs on the hot topic. It is confusing enough for most with influence coming from many opinions. So if you or someone you know is has been affected by cancer then have a little read and then share the information with them.

Cancer Australia has released the first evidence-based information about the COVID-19 vaccines for people affected by cancer in Australia. The responses to 2...