A few years ago at the secondary school where my youngest sister teaches, the new college nurse (appointed on a crony basis by the shifty principal) decided to establish alcohol gel handwash stations without any consultation or testing of other options.
This irritated my sister, so she got one of her science classes to assess various different cleaning agents re their ability to kill common bacteria. Options such as scented toilet soap; plain laundry soap; alcohol gel; anti-bacterial alcohol-infused moist towelettes. Of these, the one that our long-departed great-grandparents would have recognised, the laundry soap, proved in association with hot water to be the most effective anti-bacterial hand-washing options available, as well as the cheapest.
Most of the aquatic exercises given to me by the physiotherapist work my hips, thighs, and knees. One of the at-home ones involves sitting upright with the back unsupported. I then have to alternately lift each thigh without moving my torso. A week ago, that was painful in the left thigh because the muscles weren't able to handle the job. It would appear the three 45-minute aqua-therapy sessions have helped in that area, because there's much less thigh pain when doing the seated thigh lifts.
I've worked out I can handle hydrotherapy sessions three days per week: Tuesday, Friday & Sunday. For the first two days, I aim to beat the rush & get there by 6 am, but I get to sleep in on Sundays as they're not open until 8 am.
@matigo Are you sure you haven't moved to Melbourne? Sounds like our current weather pattern.
@jextxadore I'd have thought it more productive to use a violin for fiddling…
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On Monday I’ll take out a 6-month aquatic membership at the local spirts centre. My physiotherapist has given me a range of exercises to do over a 40 minute period although he suggested I restrict it to 30 at the first visit. Apparently when I start feeling the effects of gravity there’s going to be some pain involved.
As long as I make 2 or more visits weekly, it’s going to be cheaper to do so as a member than as a Casual visitor.