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Pinkie Roshan on taking up hydrotherapy to regain limb function
Updated On: 14 October, 2020 07:17 AM IST | Mumbai | Upala KBR
Turning down the suggestion to undergo knee surgery to tend to a meniscus tear, Hrithiks mother Pinkie Roshan discusses taking to hydrotherapy to regain limb function.
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One need not look beyond the Roshan family when searching for stories of resilience. When injuries acquired on film sets repeatedly rendered Hrithik Roshan bed-bound, he would build himself up, piece by piece, commencing his rehabilitation process with physiotherapy, and culminating it with high-intensity weightlifting sessions. For the actor, it is father Rakesh Roshan who has served as a guiding light. It isn't easy to deter the senior filmmaker, who, even in the hours preceding his cancer surgery in 2019, was seen sweating it out at his home gym. Around the same time, mother Pinkie Roshan too developed crippling pain in her knees, owing to a meniscus tear. When the doctor suggested that she opt for surgery that could leave her bed-bound for six months, she politely declined.
"My exercise regimen is a crucial part of my life. I am passionate about it. Hence, I was disappointed with the recommendation, and began to look for methods of therapy instead. My search landed me at [an Andheri] hospital, where I tried hydrotherapy," says Roshan, going on to chart one among the most fascinating stories of healing that we've come across. "It involves walking or jogging under water on a treadmill, which offers resistance against movement. Over the six months that I practiced it, we performed lunges, squats, and various iterations of walks. We also executed several running drills. As I got better, the intensity was also increased.
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