hi can anyone help have you had hydropool treatment for fibro what did you have to do and was it any help thanks

[jancrossstitch]

[sadoldred]

Hi I havent been as yet, but waiting for a appointment to go. Some say it helps while you are in there, so until I`ve been I dont know! Let us know how you get on? Ann

[jancrossstitch]

thanks i go wed so will let you know jan

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Hi yes ive hd it. Just a set of gentle exercises in the water reslly.

Nice while ure in there as water is sooo warm. Mks u feel rubbish after for a while. Mk sure u drink plenty of water for rest of dy and maybe up ure pain medd. And hve gd rest as it will wip u out. But u do feel bit better and looser shall we say. I hd course of 6 sessions. Ok til u stop. If only the local pools temp was as wrm it wld b gd to continue but they r soo cold!! Xx

[jancrossstitch]

thank you for that i start a course of 5 on wed and i am lucky enough that my local town has a hydro pool so i should be able to carry on but it is £12,00 a session jan

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I bought a jacuzzi bath ohhhhhh the relief on aching ribs , back , worth every penny I don't have access to hydrotherapy but I guess it would feel like my bath. Hope you find some pain relief

[sadoldred in reply to Hidden]

Hi Madhelen. I would love a jacuzzi. Pity we couldnt get grants so we could all have one. But one day you never know! Enjoy it if it helps you! Ann x

[KEH85]

Hi I have had FM for 16 years. I now have been diagnosed with Osteo arthritis together with a bulging disc in the neck and low back. I have been doing hydrotherapy in our council pool (which is very warm) for 16 years. At first I felt so heavy getting out of the pool, found it hard to dress afterwards and went straight to bed. This went on for weeks and I thought "what am I doing I am sure I'm making it worse". Now I can do things I couldnt do before and if I miss my water exercises I end up going backwards. I was referred originally by my GP. I continue to go and it costs only £2.50 well worth it. From Hydro I now have progressed to a gentle pilates class and sometimes on my good days I go to the over 50s Zumba Gold. Keep persevering its well worth it. If I miss 3 wks hydro I feel as if I'm back to the beginning of my illness. We have to fight the fight with FM.

[jancrossstitch]

thank you so much xxx

[Spirit]

I've just completed 6 week course of hydro. It was painful most of the time, excruciating at others. However.... it got me moving and worked on my posture to undo some of the tightening of muscles that had occurred as a result of tensing against pain.

I learned a lot about now my body works and have loads of exercises to take away to try in my local pool to keep it up. I feel that I DO walk better now thank I did before and that is a big thing for me as I am currently trying to stay in my job and am on my feet a lot of the day.

Hope you have as good a therapist as I did

Spirit x x x

[jancrossstitch]

thank you will keep going and try some of the thing other people have suggested