Swimming through healing waters
Friday, June 12, 2009 - 19:07
in Health & Medicine
She's no Olympian, but back pain (and the advice of a neurologist) got her in the pool and exercising. Flip-flops squeaking against the tile floor, goggles perched on my head, I scan the pool deck for a free lap lane. Swimmers, real swimmers, complete with swim caps and fins, stroke back and forth, pausing only for an occasional breath or smooth underwater flip turn.