Hi Elizabeth- Yes she can roll over just fine on land AND water. Actually she has a strong roll over from back to front in the water. She is fairly resistant to floating on her back however. She puts up quite a comotion but sometimes she lets me put her there and I soothe her by talking calmly and she relaxes but for the most part she doesn't like it much. You make a great point about adaptive swimming. Is this something that a PT/OT would know about? Or maybe the head instructor at the pool who runs the lessons might know! Thanks Jason --- Original Message --- From: "Elizabeth H. Thiers" <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Swimming with hemiplegia >I would continue to encourage her to learn to float on her back and learn to >roll over. Can she roll over on land without using any help or equipment? >Do you have someone near by that teaches adapted swimming? Check with your >local school to see if they have an adaptive PE teacher who might be able to >suggest someone. > > >Beth T. > >-----Original Message----- >From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List >[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Jason Kruse PA >Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 12:17 AM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Swimming with hemiplegia > > >Thanks Kyle and Magenta- >I think our local target or Sams has a suit with >little rectangles that are sewn around the waist. I >think this may be what your talking about. I >appreciate the resources you mentioned. I agree, that >regardless of her becoming a good swimmer she should >learn to float in an emergency situation > >Thanks > >Jason Kruse > > >Jason Kruse, PA >Family Medicine East >Heartland Research Associates >Kansas PA Temps Jason Kruse, PA Family Medicine East Heartland Research Associates Kansas PA Temps