When I took Travis out of the hospital he was as stiff as a board and did not sleep well. I found that getting in the bathtub with him for an hour relieved much gas pressure (due to the bad swallow) and relaxed his body. It made him sleep better then just with his drugs alone. I could also move him in the water which made him happy. In addition, I have also read that people with osteopenia or osteoporosis get pain relief from warm whirlpools.....and now that Travis is bigger we use this to help with discomfort.
Kathryn, Travis's mom