Recovery from cancer treatment or surgery can be challenging, creating physical discomfort, emotional stress, and energy depletion that affects your ability to return to normal activities. The healing journey affects your mobility, energy, mood, and confidence in your body’s ability to heal.
Cancer Treatment Support
Chemotherapy Nausea • Radiation Fatigue • Treatment-Related Pain • Neuropathy • Mouth Sores • Treatment Anxiety • Depression • Fear • Spiritual Questions
Post-Surgical Recovery
Incision Pain • Muscle Tension • Scar tissue • Chronic Post-Op Discomfort • Nerve Pain • Slow Wound Healing • Swelling • Reduced Mobility
Post-Birth Recovery
C-section Healing • Vaginal Birth Recovery • Episiotomy Healing • Abdominal Separation • Pelvic Floor Issues
Energy & Mood
Treatment or Post-Surgical Fatigue • Brain Fog • Weakness • Depression • Anxiety • Sleep Disturbances
Digestive Support
Treatment-Induced or Post-Anesthesia Nausea • Digestive Changes • Appetite Loss • Taste Changes • Constipation
Immune & Healing Support
Strengthening During Treatment • Preventing Infections • Constitutional Building • Tissue Repair • Infection Prevention
Scar Management
Scar Tissue Formation • Adhesions • Reduced Range of Motion • Cosmetic Concerns
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Supportive care works alongside your medical team to enhance comfort, strengthen your constitution, and support your body’s natural healing capacity during recovery. Each plan is tailored to your specific recovery needs.
Acupuncture
Reduces nausea and pain, accelerates wound healing, improves lymph, blood and energy circulation to healing sites, supports immune function, manages treatment anxiety, and helps nervous system recovery from medical trauma.
Chinese Herbs & Essential Oils
Carefully selected formulas support immune function, reduce treatment side effects, strengthen constitution, support tissue repair, and address digestive issues while ensuring no interactions with medications.
Energy Medicine
Complements medical care by promoting deep relaxation, clearing fear and anxiety patterns, accelerating energetic healing, and supporting healing energy flow to affected areas.
Lifestyle & Dietary Guidance
Personalized nutrition supports healing during treatment or recovery, addresses digestive changes, constipation, and appetite issues, and includes appropriate movement progressions and stress management.
When provided by qualified practitioners, acupuncture is safe during cancer treatment and post-surgery. We work alongside your medical team to ensure treatments safely complement your care.
Many patients experience reduced nausea, pain, and improved energy within the first few sessions. Treatments are specifically designed to provide comfort and support throughout your recovery journey.
We provide compassionate support for treatment anxiety, depression, fear, and spiritual questions. Our gentle approach helps you feel supported and empowered during challenging recovery periods.
We specialize in treating ongoing recovery issues including chronic pain, fatigue, scar tissue, and limited mobility. Our comprehensive approach addresses both immediate symptoms and underlying healing patterns.
Recovery affects the whole family. We provide stress management, anxiety and depression support, and wellness care for family members experiencing the strain of supporting someone through medical treatment or surgery.
“Very healing sessions, amazing practitioner with strong intuitive and caring sensibility, I highly recommend Mari!”
— E. K.
This information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Consult your healthcare provider for medical advice. Treatment is provided as supportive care only. Continue all prescribed medications and medical monitoring as directed by your healthcare team.
For recovery support in the East Bay, Mari Kubota L.Ac. combines Traditional Chinese Medicine with specialized approaches to support healing and comfort during cancer treatment and post-surgical recovery.