What Is Post Polio Syndrome?
10. Treatment
As things stand, no treatment is available for post polio syndrome. However, it is often possible to help manage the patient’s symptoms to help maintain their quality of life. This includes physical therapy that helps to strengthen the patient’s muscles, while also limiting any additional stress on the patient’s motor neurons.
It can also be important for the patient to learn how to limit how much energy they spend, and also to use devices that assist them where necessary. Speech therapy can help the patient to learn to swallow where needed, and medication can help to ease any pain the patient might be experiencing.
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