Abby goes swimming!

We're really pleased that Abby now has a hydrotherapy session once a week in addition to her two days at the Phoenix Centre nursery. Here are some photos from her session this morning. Abby really seems to enjoy and relax in the pool and there are clearly many benefits for her. She gets a 'full-body' workout that can stretch all her muscles in a near zero gravity environment. The warm water helps to relax her body and helps to ease stiffened joints and limbs and there is obviously a sensory benefit for Abby - she just loves being in the water!

It's amazing to see her visibly relax as she lies on her back in the pool. Here you can see her helper supporting Abby with just two fingers behind the neck as Abby lies almost completely flat in the water. We've also shot a small amount of video of Abby's hydro sessions and hope to upload that here soon.