Having been given physiotherapy in the Paisley hospital for arthritis and after a while doing the excercises at home I felt that they were not helping much anymore.
I was advised to try hydrotherapy instead. I could not believe how much it helped. The staff were very friendly and knowledgeable and on being given the movements it was possible to carry on at your own pace and carrying out these excercises in a heated pool made a huge difference. I had actually tried on 4 occasions to excercise in the Renfrew swimming baths but due to the cool temp of the water, it was a waste of time as my muscles were tense as against being relaxed in the hydro pool which was warm. After my sessions had ran out I was informed of an 'out of hours' session could be available where the staff basically gave up their lunchtime to supervise and allow people in to use the facilities which would have been running anyway. Myself and many other people used this facility to our benefit as basically there was nothing else available.
I have heard that the hydrotherapy dept might be closing and if that is the case I feel that will be a huge mistake. The mobility the warm water was able to give is amazing, I was able to perform movements and excercises which I would have no chance of achieving elsewhere.
As I said the staff were awesome and to lose this facility would be a huge shame.
"Hydrotherapy unit"
About: Royal Alexandra Hospital / Trauma & orthopaedics (wards 21-23) Royal Alexandra Hospital Trauma & orthopaedics (wards 21-23) PA2 9PN
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