Special Newsletter: About Ribbons and Cancer Awareness
Empowering Patients to Live Life to the Fullest!℠
About Us
Ribbons Physical Therapy is the only outpatient rehabilitation clinic in the East Tennessee region that focuses on cancer survivors and lymphedema patients, where everyone looks the same and can focus on healing in a safe environment without worrying about their appearance.
Our Team
Our staff includes both physical and occupational therapists, each of whom have successfully completed 135 hours of lymphedema treatment education and have received CLT certification (Certified Lymphedema Therapist). We have the region’s only Board Certified Oncologic Specialist therapist, and the region’s only LANA (Lymphology Association North America) certified lymphedema therapist.
Conditions We Treat
- Lymphedema/lipedema, unusual swelling, heavy limb
- Numbness/tingling/burning in feet or hands (CIPN: Chemo Induced Peripheral Neuropathy)
- Cancer related fatigue/generalized weakness
- Falls history/fall risk/balance deficits
- Brain fog (Chemo/radiation induced cognitive impairment)
- Hard/thick skin at radiation site (Radiation Fibrosis)
- Incontinence/bowel/bladder control, pelvic organ prolapse
- Osteoporosis/osteopenia
- Difficulty breathing related to lung cancer
- Other issues typically addressed by PT/OT
Services We Provide:
- Complete Decogestive Therapy (CDT) for lymphedema
- Lymphedema monitoring for breast, melanoma, head, and neck surgery patients
- Cold laser/Low level light therapy for CIPN
- Balance training, therapeutic exercise
- Lung cancer pre/post-surgery rehabilitation
- Cognitive/memory training clinic
- Pelvic floor health (men and women)
Could Your Patients Benefit From Us?
Are They Experiencing Any of the Following?
- Tingling/numb/burning fingers or toes?
- Brain fog/loss of memory?
- Balance problems/falling?
- Incontinence or bladder control issues?
- Had prostate or gynecological surgery?
- Feeling tired, weak, loss of stamina?
- Unusual swelling in arm, leg, neck, chest, breast?
- Heavy feeling arm or leg?
- Had radiation? Thick/coarse skin at the site?
- Diagnosed with brittle/weak bones?
- Difficulty breathing related to lung cancer?
If you answered yes to any of these conditions, we can help! Send a referral via phone, fax, or Epic, or call to speak with one of our specialized therapists.
office@RibbonsPT.com | Phone: 423-251-4742 | Fax: 423-251-4743
Oncology Board Certification
Sheree King, President of Ribbons Physical Therapy, LLC, the region’s only LANA (Lymphology Association North America) Certified Lymphedema Therapist, is only the third therapist in the State of Tennessee that has become a Board-Certified Oncologic Specialist!
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Each year in the United States, about 264,000 women get breast cancer and 42,000 women die from the disease. Men also get breast cancer, but it is not very common. Most breast cancers are found in women who are 50 years old or older, but breast cancer also affects younger women.¹ 1 in 8 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. But there is hope. When caught in its earliest, localized stages, the 5-year relative survival rate is 99%. Advances in early detection and treatment methods have significantly increased breast cancer survival rates in recent years, and there are currently over 3.8 million breast cancer survivors in the United States. Awareness of the facts and statistics surrounding breast cancer in the United States is key in empowering individuals to make informed decisions about their health.²
1Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.
