{"id":238931,"date":"2022-11-25T12:03:09","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T12:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/?p=238931"},"modified":"2024-11-30T11:17:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T11:17:42","slug":"post-polio-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/post-polio-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-polio syndrome | Symptoms cause Treatments | Optimists Wellness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;1px||4px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Health A to Z<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_search exclude_pages=&#8221;on&#8221; include_categories=&#8221;32,79,11,84,12,16,13,71,103,1,110,129,157,155,156,154&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;off|0px|15px|15px|0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_search][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/a-to-z\/#a\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/a-to-z\/#b\">B<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/a-to-z\/#c\">C<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/a-to-z\/#d\">D<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/a-to-z\/#e\">E<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/a-to-z\/#f\">F<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/a-to-z\/#g\">G<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/a-to-z\/#h\">H<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/a-to-z\/#i\">I<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/a-to-z\/#j\">J<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/a-to-z\/#k\">K<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/a-to-z\/#l\">L<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/a-to-z\/#m\">M<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/a-to-z\/#n\">N<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/a-to-z\/#o\">O<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/a-to-z\/#p\">P<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/a-to-z\/#q\">Q<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/a-to-z\/#r\">R<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/a-to-z\/#s\">S<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/a-to-z\/#t\">T<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/a-to-z\/#u\">U<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/a-to-z\/#v\">V<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/a-to-z\/#w\">W<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/a-to-z\/#x\">X<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/a-to-z\/#y\">Y<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/a-to-z\/#z\">Z<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-1px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Inter||||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-3px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;6px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>A post-polio syndrome<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-12px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; 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These signs commonly occur between thirty to forty years after having polio.<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The polio virus infections earlier caused <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/paralysis\/\" style=\"color: #333333; text-decoration: underline;\">paralysis<\/a><\/span> and death. However, introducing the polio vaccine in the 1950s significantly reduced polio&#8217;s spread.<\/span>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Inter||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Inter||||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Inter||||||||&#8221; min_height=&#8221;370px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Symptoms<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Post-polio syndrome only reoccurs in people who have had polio previously.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Common signs of post-polio syndrome include:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Muscle and joint weakness <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Body pain that gets worse over time<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Feeling exhausted<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Misplacing muscle tissue <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Swallowing problems<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Decreased tolerance of cold temperatures<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Sleep apnea<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Post-polio syndrome progresses slowly in people. These people may experience new signs followed by periods of stability.<\/span>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/optimists.in\/health-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/post-polio-syndrome-optimists-healthcare-fitness-wellness.webp&#8221; alt=&#8221;A post-polio syndrome&#8221; title_text=&#8221;post-polio-syndrome-optimists-healthcare-fitness-wellness&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|-16px|auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||0px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Inter||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Inter||||||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Causes<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">There are several theories about what causes a post-polio syndrome, but it is still perplexing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">When poliovirus infects affects nerve cells called motor neurons which carry signals (electrical impulses) from your brain and to your muscles. Poliovirus mainly affects the motor neurons in the spinal cord.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Each motor neuron consists of three essential components:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">A significant branching fiber (axon)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Numerous smaller branching fibers (dendrites)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">A cell body<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Post-polio syndrome treatment<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">There&#8217;s no cure for post-polio syndrome, but support and various treatments are known to help manage the symptoms and improve your quality of life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Some of the ways that you may manage symptoms of the post-polio syndrome include:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Rest and exercise:<\/strong> such as recognizing to stop activities before becoming fatigued<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Mobility aids:<\/strong> such as walking sticks or electric scooters<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Weight control and healthy eating:<\/strong> to avoid putting unnecessary stress on muscles and joints<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Painkilling medicine:<\/strong> to support and relieve muscle or joint pain<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Psychological support:<\/strong> such as discussions with a doctor<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">If you have further questions or need personalized guidance, don&#8217;t hesitate to take advantage of <a href=\"https:\/\/optimists.in\/online-doctor-consultation\/\" style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">our online doctor consultation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> free<\/span>, ensuring you receive the best care possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.2&#8243; 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