Beyond Bedrest: Practical Rehabilitation for Low Mobility and Palliative Patients

Overview

This session explores evidence-based physiotherapy approaches for patients experiencing severe deconditioning, low mobility, and palliative care needs. It reframes palliative rehabilitation as a proactive, patient-centred approach that supports function, safety, and quality of life throughout the course of illness. Topics include mobility optimisation, falls prevention, breathlessness management, pain and symptom relief, energy conservation, and functional exercise programming. Attendees will leave with practical strategies to adapt rehabilitation and exercise interventions to individual needs, along with greater confidence in how physiotherapy can support meaningful goals, even in the context of progressive decline.

Presenter

Sally Baksa is a physiotherapist with extensive experience in palliative care, complex symptom management, and functional rehabilitation for people living with advanced illness. She leads multidisciplinary physiotherapy services across HammondCare sites and is passionate about equipping clinicians with practical, patient-centered strategies that enhance comfort, safety, and independence across all stages of care

Host

Cancer, Palliative Care & Lymphoedema, Gerontology, Neurology and Cardiorespiratory National Groups

Date of Live Event

11/05/2026

CPD Hours

1.5 hour

Please note: The content of this Lecture on Demand (LOD) was captured via a recording of a live lecture at the APA premises. Due to the nature of the event and the recording method, this LOD may not have captured some of the questions/comments from live audience. Your purchase of this module indicates your acceptance of this.