Hey all,
I’m on the waiting list for some hydrotherapy treatment and wondered if anyone had any good experiences from this sort of treatment?
I have to be honest, although I always used to love swimming, the mere thought of teetering near a swimming pool whilst trying to maintain some modocum of balance (and decency lol) is quite scary!
Thoughts of encouragement are welcome 
It is the best thing you can do ! It’s much easier to exercise in water .This is not swimming it is exercise.I can swim but poorly now with ppms but I do aqua aerobics 5 sessions a week and despite not being able to walk safely ( bilateral foot drop ) and taking a cane to the poolside ( others take walkers wheelchairs etc ) I can still do aqua aerobics and aqua Zumba as well as an able bodied person ( nearly ) and as we use foam noodles and foam dumbbells arm muscle and leg muscles and hands everything is exercised safely as if you fall in a pool it doesn’t matter.zThe exercises I learnt in hydrotherapy I now do in my local pool ..You might find disabled swim classes or walking in water type classes too .All are good but once you have learnt your pool exercises it’s brilliant you can do them in any pool .
@viv.ward61 Thanks so much for this - I am very encouraged by your reply…thank you so much.
Let us know how you get on .Have fun 
Will do 
I go to a disabled swimming session at Bham University leisure centre. It’s run by the Alta club although I’m the only member with MS. I use my rollator to walk very carefully to the poolside ( have foot drop, use FES normally ) I can swim further than walk now unfortunately.
Thank you for your reply @jaycee!
How brave of you to be the only member with MS too! Well done.
That is encouraging..
Forgive my ignorance, but what is a ‘rollator’?
It’s a walker with wheels to assist walking and has an inclusive seat to rest at intervals. Lots of older people with eg arthritis use them too.