The Benefits of Water Therapy

wavewolf, all I can say is lol, 

One goal I hope to accomplish this year is being able to walk to the pool. I live so close yet too far now. Does anyone else who "can walk" struggle with their legs becoming heavy feeling like tree trunks if they walk too much? I've been told spasticity makes the body resistant to exercise.??

Dear wavewolf, I used crutches before I went into the hospital with my body under non stop assault I believe the doctors called a hyper spastic escaperation. Not sure if I have that name right. After I was too weak for the crutches so I used a Walker. Hospital docs told me it would be a minimum of of six months maybe more before I could qualify to get off some of the meds. They explained the spasticity makes recovery difficult because the spasticity uses up my energy going 24/7. I keep pushing and get knocked on my butt. The good news, my set backs don't take away my strength. Stamina is what we're working on now. It's a bit of a dance to guess what I can get away with. Right now I'm on bed rest from over doing it. It's obvious my nerves are not ready to be seeing doctors 3 times a week with physical therapy on top. We're exploring what in home therapy is available. The hospital I go to for out patient will open a nuro science wing this fall. I'm looking forward to that guessing my pain management doctor will have a treasure of talent we can tap to help me along.

Dear Lara, first! I want to thank you for being an ADMIN for the site. THANK YOU because we who want and need fellowship in finding and keeping our "new normals" would be lost without you. I'm not saying what everyone can't work away from this site. I'm saying this site has a rich amount of resources to teach, learn or share with others who have also had their lives turned upside down. OK, now my answer to your question. Yes, a couple of months ago physical therapy assessed my strength under 50% of what I should be. My assessment going out of the hospital was too weak to be put into physical therapy both attending and thru home care. I worked on my own and started physical therapy a few months ago. Getting out 3 days a week for counseling, physical therapy and doctor appointments ran me down so home care therapy should be here today or tomorrow to assess me for home care physical therapy. And yes I have a 4 peg walker if I need it to launch myself from sitting, a in house walker and transport chair to relocate. If I feel strong enough to walk I have pushed my transport chair. I have names for all my devices except my crutches because they belong to a tri-ligament injury when I lost my footing allowing me to tumble head over heels down a revien. I pray for all the people who find it difficult to embrace their devices. Devices help all of us stay as mobile as we can. And my Debi-ness thinks it's fun to name them.