Warm Water Therapy

Last summer Caden was in warm water therapy for a few months. It is essentially physical therapy in a warm water pool. However, Caden was not impressed with it and refused to let the PT hold him or work with him in the water. We ended up taking a 3-month break to see if we could get him more comfortable in the water again.

We recently started back up again with the warm water therapy. The first session in the water did NOT go well. It lasted about 10 minutes with Caden screaming most of the time. This last week though, he did so much better. He let the PT hold him and do different things with him. And, he didn't scream the whole time. I had to be in the water near him, but I didn't have to hold him. He even stayed in the water for over 30 minutes. It was a really great session!

I am so proud of him and how much better he did in the water. I wouldn't say he loved it, but he did so much better than he ever did before. If he continues this way and allows the PT to work with him, this therapy could really help. I am really excited about it! We'll see how he does next week.