After two weeks of being back from holidays and a week and a half of being back at work, I suffered a pretty bad lower back strain. I can’t pinpoint what caused it but it was the kind where you can barely walk, or sit, or move. One word – ouch!
I have been going to the physio for relief which has been a helpful, if not rather expensive, exercise. Part of the recovery and strengthening program he suggested was swimming (I told him I couldn’t swim – but was learning) and hydrotherapy. Kicking on my back, treading water (I didn’t do that in my lessons but have been wanting to try), walking through water and then graduating to kicking on my front.
I know hydro pools aren’t intended for people to splash around in learning to swim, but lucky for me the exercises my physio gave me double as learn to swim drills. I get to work on my back and parts of my swimming and in the middle of winter, a time I wouldn’t have ventured anywhere near a pool! See, I told myself – something good always comes of something bad.
My local hydro pool is being re-tiled at the moment so I won’t be starting until next week, but knowing that it is indoors and heated to around 34 degrees, I am quite looking forward to this!
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