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We Are Still Here Post Polio: Polio Place

WEBOut of this sociopolitical movement, emerged the now twenty-five year old organization for polio survivors and their health care professionals called Post-Polio …

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Studying Sexual Activity and Chronic Illness

WEBIn a personal narrative, a 59-year-old male with the effects of polio who has used a vent 24/7 since 1989 and has been in a committed relationship since 1997 shares that they …

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Regain Strength and Muscle Mass through Exercise

WEBExercise can usually reverse much of the loss of muscle mass from disuse atrophy. I would not recommend a “strenuous routine” of exercise. Instead, I would recommend you try a …

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Ways to Avoid Respiratory Complications of Postpoliomyelitis

WEBDr. Bach is the Medical Director of the Center for Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, New Jersey.

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Aging Post Polio: Polio Place

WEBLiving with the long-term effects of polio also places survivors at potentially increased risk for age-related chronic diseases and health conditions, such as diabetes, high blood …

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Welcome to Polio Place Post Polio: Polio Place

WEBExplore the past, the present and help build a promising future for the world’s polio survivors You are invited to learn by searching the major sections and sub-sections and to add …

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Jonas Salk, MD Post Polio: Polio Place

WEBBorn: October 28, 1914. Died: June 23, 1995. Major Contribution: Jonas Salk is known best as the developer of the first successful vaccine against poliomyelitis. The …

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Fatigue Post Polio: Polio Place

WEBOne of the biggest things about fatigue as a polio survivor is its assault on your self-esteem. You suddenly cannot do what you have always done. You may start an activity and …

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Nutrition and Post-Polio Post Polio: Polio Place

WEBThe third thing I learned, and most important for persons with post-polio syndrome, the largest "consumer" of protein in the body is muscle. All of this means that for the …

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PHI-Funded Research Post Polio: Polio Place

WEBPHI awarded $25,000 to a research group from Texas Woman’s University in Houston, Texas. PHI awarded $25,000 each to two research groups. One was from the University …

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Medical Articles Post Polio: Polio Place

WEBMedical Articles. The list of medical articles in this section date from 1981 to present and focus on polio's late effects, post-polio syndrome and aging with polio. They are listed in …

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The FDR Bond: How a Little Girl’s Friendship With America’s Most …

WEBAnne K. Gross, PhD. On the evening of November 3, 1928, three year old Carol Rosenstiel, her braces hidden under her pant trousers, her wooden crutches digging into her …

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How Polio Survivors Can Avoid Tracheostomies

WEBJohn R. Bach, MD, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University Hospital, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, is in charge of the Center …

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How to Exercise If You Are Living with Post Polio Syndrome

WEBStrength training exercises for post polio are not recommended as it may damage weakened muscles. The principles of safe and effective exercise for people with …

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Albert B. Sabin, MD Post Polio: Polio Place

WEBBorn: August 26, 1906. Died: March 3, 1993. Major Contribution: Albert Sabin developed the widely-used, oral, attenuated ("live") poliovirus vaccine (OPV). A form of …

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Time, Inc. and Life Magazine photos of polio

WEBFrom Time, Inc. are Life Magazine photos through a Google-powered search engine displaying dozens of photographs from the famous magazine's photo archives. Most …

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Lauro Halstead Post Polio: Polio Place

WEBLauro Halstead. Lauro Halstead, age 18, 1954-55, New York. Photo #1. I came down with polio in the summer of 1954 at the age of 18. I was in an iron lung for 1 to 2 weeks and …

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Post-Polio Directory Post Polio: Polio Place

WEBA printed copy of the Directory can be purchased for $15.00. Order securely online. Post-polio clinic directors, health professionals with post-polio expertise, and post-polio …

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Roosevelt Warm Springs Post Polio: Polio Place

WEBRoosevelt Warm Springs . Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation is a State of Georgia-run medical and vocational facility that offers long-term acute care as well as …

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March of Dimes Archives Post Polio: Polio Place

WEBMarch of Dimes Archives . The March of Dimes Archives is the official repository of non-current records of the March of Dimes. Its polio-related holdings include published and …

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Occupational Therapy Post Polio: Polio Place

WEBI was 21 months old when I came down with polio in Brooklyn, New York. I have few memories of that time but know I was in an iron lung for about six weeks and my parents …

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Sister Elizabeth Kenny Post Polio: Polio Place

WEBSister Elizabeth Kenny. Born: September 20, 1880. Died: November 30, 1952. Major Contribution: Kenny was an Australian nurse who as early as 1910 had reported treating …

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