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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / February 2005water exercises
So, my physical therapists have *strongly* suggested I not swim for at least a couple of weeks while we're trying to get my neck to straighten up some. I'm having a hard time working out much exercise I can do at home that doesn't bother my neck though, so I'm thinking maybe I can do some stuff in the pool while Mike's swimming. It'll only be twice a week, but it's better than nothing and I need more exercise than just doing my neck PT! So, recommended water exercises, anyone?  SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare > So, my physical therapists have *strongly* suggested I not swim for at least > a couple of weeks while we're trying to get my neck to straighten up some. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > So, recommended water exercises, anyone? Water walking is great. You could even use several of those floatation sticks (long bits of foam) and water bicycle (moving your legs in the way you would while pedaling a bicycle). Swimming requires a lot of neck turning, but swimming with a snorkel (a requirement when your hemoglobin is at 7...or below) requires much less neck strain. If the lane you're swimming in is empty except for you, then there's even less neck strain because you don't have to look forward to avoid a collision with someone who also isn't looking forward. Cheers, Ari Signaturespammage trappage: replace fishies_ with yahoo I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ Hi Nann, The University of Washington has a whole sectionon water exercises and their benefits. There are sections on exercises for different areas of the body. The link is here: http://www.orthop.washington.edu/arthritis/living/swimmingpools/01 Hope this helps :) Carole > So, my physical therapists have *strongly* suggested I not swim for at least > a couple of weeks while we're trying to get my neck to straighten up some. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > So, recommended water exercises, anyone? I put on a waist floatation belt and walk. Down to the deep end and back. March with high knees; walk with just ankles; walk moving legs from the hips; take a break and turn in circles and then turn the other way. Never have to get your hair wet if you don't want to. Swing your arms under water; stick them straight out from your sides and make circles; if they have the water bar bells, get a pair of those and you can do circles and curls and other normal 'weight' exercise being sure to keep the weight under water. Do scissors kicks; frog kicks; ankle flutters all while standing upright in the deep end. Sometimes I lean back a bit and put my ankles over the bar bells and do scissors on my back with the added resistance the bar bells make on the water. Can you do the back stroke without hurting your neck? Duckie > So, my physical therapists have *strongly* suggested I not swim for at least > a couple of weeks while we're trying to get my neck to straighten up some. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > So, recommended water exercises, anyone? Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) Cool. I'll have to see what all they have at the pool - I know there's some stuff, but I haven't been paying much attention! The women who are in the exercise lanes usually seem to just be talking, not doing much of anything aside from occasionally drifting into the swimming lanes. Backstroke hurts too as they have no lane markings on the ceiling, so you have to bend your neck to watch a spot on the wall. Tried the kickboard, but my hands don't want to grip it and the only way I could hold it tensed up my shoulders big-time, not helpful with the neck acting up. And I've never used a snorkel and I'm hoping I'm enough better in time that I don't have to learn. There is someone who swims regularly there who uses on though. I love that table traction at PT though. My neck turns so much further when I get off that machine. Much easier to drive. I'm gonna ask them to measure my rotation before and after one day, just to see how much it helps. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare > I put on a waist floatation belt and walk. Down to the > deep end and back. March with high knees; walk with [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Can you do the back stroke without hurting your neck? > Duckie > And I've never used > a snorkel and I'm hoping I'm enough better in time that I don't have to > learn. There is someone who swims regularly there who uses on though. There's nothing to it, but buying them here in Perth is very easy as they're everywhere in an abundance of prices, sizes, and styles. I prefer the snorkel with a valve at the base, so if you get some water in you just exhale a bit harder than normal and it goes out with the bubbles. However, they're not something you can mail order. You need to put the mask on your face, inhale a little bit through your nose to set the seal, then take your hand away. If the mask falls, it's the wrong size/style for your face. You do have to make sure to not let air come out through your nose and equalise the pressure while you're doing this simple test. Even without the severe anaemia, the bulging discs in my neck would make standard swimming problematic. Cheers, Ari Signaturespammage trappage: replace fishies_ with yahoo I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ There's only one place within 100 miles of us that I'd walk into with any hopes of finding decent snorkels and masks, especially after your advice re: fit. We're too rural and too far north for lots of swimming. Hopefully I'll be back swimming before we next go south where I might be able to get one. But I'm keeping your advice just in case I need to go that route. i do have some "minimally bulging" cervical discs so we shall see. PT and the traction table are helping and it took almost 48 hours for it to really tighten up again after my last session. LOL I told Maria it's really sad when your fantasies involve getting back on the traction table! LOL SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare > There's nothing to it, but buying them here in Perth is very easy as > they're everywhere in an abundance of prices, sizes, and styles. I [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Ari You would be surprised at how much work they are doing below the water line while they talk. lol At least when some of us stop to talk we keep moving. Duckie > Cool. I'll have to see what all they have at the pool - I know there's some > stuff, but I haven't been paying much attention! The women who are in the > exercise lanes usually seem to just be talking, not doing much of anything > aside from occasionally drifting into the swimming lanes. |
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