Question: Does PPS cause muscle loss later in life or is atrophy caused by the initial polio attack? Dr. Maynard: Initial polio infection damage to nerves may result in a muscle’s atrophy (smaller or shrunken size) if a sufficiently large percent of nerves to an individual muscle died off. However, further dying off of damaged but not dead nerve cells …
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Neurogenesis After Paralytic Polio
Question: About 20 years ago at one of your conferences, the state of the art said “neurogenesis in muscles affected by polio was limited. The nerves died, new sprouts formed new nerves, but these new sprouts only had a 50-year life span, and thus, post-polio. Therefore, don’t overuse your affected muscles.” I need new motor neurons in my left calf. …
Is There Any Difference in PPS Symptoms in Patients that Contracted the Disease through the Vaccine Versus Wild Polio? / Can Polio Cause GI Issues?
Question: I had polio at age 5 in 1968 apparently contracted from the oral polio vaccine. The acute illness lasted about a month, then a slow recovery ensued (upper and lower right limb involvement) that took about a year. Is there any difference between PPS symptoms in patients who have contracted the disease through vaccine and those who contracted it …
Since Polio and Shingles are Both Nerve Diseases are There Any Special Precautions, Medicines, or Treatments to be Had?
Question: My 83-year-old wife had bulbar polio when she was 17. She is now wheelchair-bound and is suffering severe pain from shingles. My question is: Since polio and shingles are both nerve diseases is there any special precaution, medicine or treatment she should have? Answer: Although polio and shingles are both a result of virus infections, they are not related …
Are There Any Nutritional Issues Specifically for Polio Survivors, Specific Dietary Needs or Concerns, or Any Beneficial Supplements?
Question: Are there any nutritional issues that polio survivors should pay special attention to? Are there any particular dietary needs or concerns? Any supplements that are beneficial? Answer: There are several important nutritional issues for people who had polio. No other issue is more important to good health than optimal nutrition, and no other is more controversial and little studied …
Could Polio, Post-Polio, and POTS Syndrome Have Any Connection and/or Relationship?
Question: I had all three types of polio. I was paralyzed from my throat down and was unconscious. Now I am 69 years old and have been diagnosed with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). Could polio, post-polio and POTS Syndrome have any connection and/or relationship? Answer: POTS syndrome causes the heart to race to compensate for an excessive drop of …
Is There Any Difference in PPS Symptoms in Patients that Contracted the Disease Through the Vaccine Versus Naturally?
Question: I had polio at age 5 in 1968 apparently contracted from the oral polio vaccine. The acute illness lasted about a month, then a slow recovery ensued (upper and lower right limb involvement) that took about a year. Is there any difference between PPS symptoms in patients who have contracted the disease through vaccine and those who contracted it …
Does PPS Cause Muscle Loss Later in Life or is Atrophy Caused by the Initial Polio Attack?
Question: Does PPS cause muscle loss later in life or is atrophy caused by the initial polio attack? Answer: Dr. Maynard: Initial polio infection damage to nerves may result in a muscle’s atrophy (smaller or shrunken size) if a sufficiently large percent of nerves to an individual muscle died off. However, further dying off of damaged but not dead nerve …
Explaining Post-Polio Syndrome
Question: I am looking for an article that explains post-polio syndrome. The significance of finding the right article is being able to convey the information to my Uncle Phillip’s verbally abusive 35-year-old son who thinks his dad is “not trying hard enough,” and his nagging wife who is always trying to force him into physically demanding activities. He goes to …
Advice for Family Members as Advocates for Polio Survivors
Question: My sister who had polio in 1953 at age 17 was affected from the waist down. She also struggles with bipolar disorder. Last winter she was hospitalized on a behavioral health floor for 44 days. Her crutches were taken away because they were considered weapons. She spent the days in a wheelchair and did not receive any physical therapy. …
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