WHAT SHOULD YOU EXPECT in a physical therapy evaluation, and how should the results be incorporated into treatment? Comprehensiveness In physical therapy school, students are taught all the components of the following type of evaluation. They are instructed to complete all of the components of the following evaluation on any body part that is affected by problems that the patient …
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Prescription for Pain
Sunny Roller, MA, Michigan New pain, muscle weakness and general fatigue are common complaints of post-polio individuals who fought polio once and won, but are now reluctantly having to return to rehabilitation after a 30-40 year reprieve. Along with muscle weakness and fatigue, new pain is the most common complaint of people with the late effects of polio. It is …
Opportunities to Participate
Opportunity to Participate in Research For more than 10 years, researchers have explored using IVIg to help improve quality of life of polio survivors. The article linked below lists the medical articles published on this topic. To find the abstracts, go to PHI’s Polio Place. Also in the article below is a link to the worldwide centers and the person to …
Positioning for Comfort during Work, Leisure Activities and Rest
I. INTRODUCTION Please understand that consistently using the principles discussed below is important when performing ANY activity. In other words, do not wait to use these principles just when you are in pain, but rather, use the principles all of the time. Why should you use these principles? To prevent pain and further malfunction. To maintain ease of movement during …
Anesthesia and Weight Loss Surgery
What are the issues in bariatric (intestinal surgery that can facilitate weight loss) surgery for post-polio patients? This sounds like a “quick fix” for obesity but is an area full of possible problems. There are no reports of post-polio patients having bariatric surgery. Possible problems relate to the disease obesity (diabetes, presence of sleep apnea, presence of a fatty liver, …
Yoga for Polio Survivors
“Our goal in this video is to introduce Hatha yoga, breath awareness and stress reduction to people with Post-Polio Syndrome in order to increase their energy, reduce fatigue and create an increased sense of well-being. These exercises and postures can be modified according to one’s abilities and limitations and can be utilized and integrated with most other medical treatment plans …
What’s new in anesthesia that I need to know? This is a brief listing. Answers will be expanded as time allows in the session. a. Better measurement of quality of care in anesthesia and better recognition of where problems are and how they could be improved. b. Increasingly sophisticated knowledge of ventilation problems and better management of respiratory problems postop. …
Linking with an Anesthesiologist
Why is it so hard to link up ahead of time with the anesthesiologist who will do my case? Daily anesthesia staffing is a complex equation! It is extremely difficult to know ahead of time who will be doing which case on a particular day. There is a constant flux of anesthesia staff (people get sick), other needed staff such …
Grab Bars
Grab bars are useful in many locations. For example, if a stairway has a chairlift, it is a good idea to place grab bars at both the top and bottom. Or, even if there is only a step up of a few inches at a doorway, a grab bar will help the disabled achieve the extra stability needed to enter …
Anesthesia Update: Separating Fact from Fear (2009)
Selma Harrison Calmes MD, Retired Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, UCLA School of Medicine INTRODUCTION: This talk * will briefly review the process of anesthesia care, current anesthesia practice, and how these might relate to post-polio syndrome (PPS) patients having surgery. The goal is to make clear that proper preop planning allows post-polio patients to have surgery and anesthesia with a …