Ari had her first swimming therapy appointment on Saturday. It went very well and she did an excellent job of swimming away from the scary therapist and towards me = ) (The therapist was actually very nice and good)
The therapist had me walk in front of her and call her to swim to me and she stayed to the back/side of Ari to help her if need be. The first few laps she would stop Ari in the shallow end and stretch/massage her muscles. It was a good workout for Ari and wore her out so that she let a little girl pet her (a lot) in the lobby ; p
Last night I was watching Ari's movements and assessing her mobility. It does seem a little improved. Maybe the warmer weather is helping as well. I had her sit a couple of times for a treat and she didn't seem to have as much of a difficult time lowering to the sit/squat position. And her ability to turn while standing on the bed (soft surface that requires balance) was better as well.
Maybe after a month or two of once weekly swimming therapy, we can go down to a once or twice a month maintenance schedule. That would be great!
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