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Title: The Polio Paradox: Understanding and Treating "Post-Polio Syndrome" and Chronic Fatigue
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Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing
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| The Polio Paradox: Understanding and Treating "Post-Polio Syndrome" and Chronic Fatigue by Grand Central Publishing Answers at last |
| I am a polio survivor, having had both bulbar and spinal polio at age 10. I am one of the fortunate who learned to walk again and seemed to overcome many residuals. Like many polio survivors, I am someone who has refused to acknowledge that something is impossible - I rarely give up, and this quality enabled me to endure all the physical therapy that resulted in what passed for recovery. I have a trach scar, weakness in my right leg, left arm and a gradual onset of back pain and fatigue. I have had a post-polio assessment, but wasn't certain until reading this book that I should be resting more than overdoing exercise. I feel so incredibly lucky when I see the many who are back in wheelchairs - brings the whole nightmare of the iron lung, the rocking bed, the tube from my nose to my stomach for sustenance, the suctioning of the trach tube, etc., etc. I hope that everyone who has suffered will read this book and gain a better quality of life. |
| The Polio Paradox: Understanding and Treating "Post-Polio Syndrome" and Chronic Fatigue by Grand Central Publishing Answers for Polio survivors |
| This book answered many questions we have had. It is very clear and informative. I plan on giving a copy to my family doctor so we can improve my health care. The author truly understands what former polio suffers experience years later. |
| The Polio Paradox: Understanding and Treating "Post-Polio Syndrome" and Chronic Fatigue by Grand Central Publishing Very Enlightening |
| This book is very enlightening for anyone who has had polio and their extended family and friends. People who have had polio (and other diseases that affect muscles) need to understand that the traditional approach of "use it or lose it" is detrimental....they need to take a "conserve to preserve" approach to life activities. This requires a change in mind set....which, of course, is the hardest thing for these Type A personalities to accomplsh. |
| The Polio Paradox: Understanding and Treating "Post-Polio Syndrome" and Chronic Fatigue by Grand Central Publishing The Polio Pardox |
| This book was very informative. There was so much I didn't know about post polio. With some systoms I have, now I know it's the post polio. |
| The Polio Paradox: Understanding and Treating "Post-Polio Syndrome" and Chronic Fatigue by Grand Central Publishing Had Polio... PPS now |
| This is a very helpful and informative work for Polio survivors AND their families. Believe it or not, there are some informed professionals "out there." |
| The Polio Paradox: Understanding and Treating "Post-Polio Syndrome" and Chronic Fatigue by Grand Central Publishing Product Description |
| Polio is a disease of paradoxes, the major one being that although the threat of the 'dreaded disease' ended with the Salk vaccine in 1954, many polio survivors are now experiencing the onset of 'Post-Polio Syndrome' (PPS), new but related symptoms which may include chronic fatigue, muscle weakness, intolerance to cold, and more. In his groundbreaking book, Dr. Bruno has sounded an alarming wake-up call for both doctors and PPS sufferers, including a large number who were originally misdiagnosed with something other than polio and can now pursue the medical help they need. By revealing how the treatment of polio in the past has exacerbated what we now call PPS today, THEPOLIO PARADOX provides hope and new treatment information for an entire generation. |
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