Tuesday, 6 October 2009

Hydrotherapy really suits Jo…

.. she is very comfortable and relaxed in the water and today’s session saw further improvement with none of the fear of falling that accompanies her physiotherapy sessions.

She was able to kick with both legs whilst floating on her back and perform the scissors movement better than she had done last time.

Jo performed several stands from a sitting position in the water, pulling herself upright with the bar at the side of the pool. The first time it was difficult for her to control the left leg, bending it down and placing it on the floor of the pool. Each successive attempt saw this accomplished more readily.

We have a review with the physiotherapist in two weeks time and we shall discuss whether to increase Jo’s land-based therapy or whether it is worth investing the time (and money, this is being paid out of our pocket as it is not available on the NHS or via medical insurance) in increasing the frequency of these beneficial sessions.

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Different strokes...

It has been nearly seven years since Jo suffered a "controlled" stroke whilst undergoing brain surgery to clip the blood vessel that had caused a subarachnoid haemorrhage in 2000. Sadly two successive coilings did not occlude the bleed and so Jo had a craniotomy in August 2008. During surgery the surgeon discovered the coiling had penetrated the rear of the aneurysm, occasioning emergency repair procedures. Consequentially they spent one and a half hours longer in surgery than expected, leading to the right half of Jo's brain forgetting it has to look after the left side of her world.