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This morning I went for my first hydrotheraphy session. I had to meet with the Physio first to explain my symptoms etc then she took me to the pool. It wasn't as bad as I thought .. I did 3 laps, and in between she showed me a few gentle exercises to do in between.

Has anyone else tried hydrotheraphy? I'm hoping this will help as I have a list as long as my arm of things that I have tried before!

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Yes! and sadly it only helped with my strengthening my core muscles, which are totally important, but my joints couldn't hack it at all :(

My hydro-therapist is also my physio and she's currently trying to figure out my treatment plan :o hopefully soon I'll be getting some appropriate exercise plan ..........finger crossed.......... :)

I loved the pool and felt great in it and am gutted it didn't work for me, if I was in the hydro pool every other day for 1/2 hour rather than one 1/2 session per week now that would make a difference! :)

I hope you stick with it and enjoy it too let us know how you get on............I say enviously! LOL

xxxzebxxx

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Aw that's a shame it never worked, but hopefully the new exercises will help! I'm feeling okay just now & have kept taking my painkillers as normal, hoping that my pain isn't worse tomorrow as I'm early shift ahhhh .. I'm booked in to go back next week & my Physio will just pop in and see how I'm doing. I've had to go private as my pain clinic doesn't have a pool, but after my initial consultation today, I'm now registered and can use the pool as often as I want, which is good as my plan is to go about twice a week once I build things up after a few weeks :)

Hope your having a good day :)

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Excellent :) come and join us on the cruise xxx

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Hi there,can you tell me how I would go about finding out if I can do hydrotherapy either via the nhs or private?I did see a physio some months back and he mentioned hydrotherapy would be good and said that he would refer me to an exercise programme at the hospital but I never heard anything since then x

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I would just chase it up via your GP hunny :)

xx

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haribo36

I changed g.p since I saw the physio so not sure who I should chase it up with?would my new g.p have record of it? X

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charlie_red in reply to haribo36

You could mention to your new GP that it was suggested before. It was the pain clinic that suggested it to me, but they didn't have. Hydrotherapy pool, so I had to go private.

C x

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haribo36 in reply to charlie_red

Yes I think I will find out as I've read that hydrotherapy would be good.Is it expensive privately?x

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charlie_red in reply to haribo36

I'm going to Hampden Football Stadium, as I went there previously for a different injury. It's £32 as I am a student, think it is £37 if you are not a student. This was just for my consultation & I don't need to pay to use the pool now as I am registered x

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How comes its in a football stadium?x

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It's the closest one to me, just 15 minutes away. Driving triggers my pain so needed one close as driving triggers my pain & can't always get a lift there :( x

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esagestapo

I am supposed to go for hydrotherapy treatment soon, I had no idea it involved little more than splashing around in a swimming pool, I certainly hope the water is warm enough for swimming or I won't be going anywhere near the pool. :)

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charlie_red in reply to esagestapo

I enjoyed being in the pool & it was nice and warm like bath water temp .. I just did a few laps around the pool (it's square), doing different arm exercises like out to the front or side and after one lap I stopped at the side and did another exercise like holding on and kicking my legs x

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Thanks Charlie, that's nice to know.

Hi Charlie Red, just to say that I've been going to Physio led hydrotherapy classes once a week since Feb this year and I've found that they really do help my Fibro. It is private, and it's £7.75 for an hour session. If anyone living in the Frome area in Somerset is interested, then please PM me and I can give them the details. Hope it works for you, and that you get some relief from the pain of Fibro. :-)

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