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Suggest Therapy For Polio

hi i am palo iam 37 years old .i had polio in my child hood 3 now i have scoliosis and right leg subluxtion my lift leg has polio .but it is grow up and 1cm short .i use now an othese for my lfht leg .iam a doctor of gynea .but have weakness and swelling pain in my back always i use to with it .i have history of 4 misscarrige .what is ur rehest for me should i be always unactive that i hate
Tue, 30 Jun 2015
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Hi and welcome to HCM. I understand Polio can be very debilitating, however there is a lot you can do to get rid of the weakness and fatigue.

A Non-Fatiguing General Conditioning Exercise Program, which involves a set of exercises , that can be very helpful to you in keeping you active.
The program begins by determining the maximum exercise capability with the help of the clinic physical therapist. The type of exercise can be in a pool or on dry land, using an arm erqometer or an exercise bicycle, depending on the your abilities and preferences. If you prefer swimming, the maximum number of laps that you can swim is used as the maximum exercise capability. Having established the maximum exercise capability, the PT will instruct you to begin an aerobic swimming program at 20% of the determined maximum exercise capability. And gradually increasing 10 % every week.
Alternatively, if an arm ergometer or exercise bicycle is used, the same basic principle can be utilized, calculating distance pedaled or time spent actively pedaling. Then go for aerobic or non-fatiguing general conditioning exercise program at 20% of maximum exercise capability three to four times per week for one month before increasing the distance by 10% and continue with that level of activity for another month before increasing by another 10%, so that you are exercising at 40% of maximum exercise capability.

This will not only keep you from being inactive but also strengthen all your muscles, which is very important in case of polio.

I hope this information is useful to you.
Take care and have a nice day :),
Regards
Dr. Nidhi Sood, PT.
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Suggest Therapy For Polio

Hi and welcome to HCM. I understand Polio can be very debilitating, however there is a lot you can do to get rid of the weakness and fatigue. A Non-Fatiguing General Conditioning Exercise Program, which involves a set of exercises , that can be very helpful to you in keeping you active. The program begins by determining the maximum exercise capability with the help of the clinic physical therapist. The type of exercise can be in a pool or on dry land, using an arm erqometer or an exercise bicycle, depending on the your abilities and preferences. If you prefer swimming, the maximum number of laps that you can swim is used as the maximum exercise capability. Having established the maximum exercise capability, the PT will instruct you to begin an aerobic swimming program at 20% of the determined maximum exercise capability. And gradually increasing 10 % every week. Alternatively, if an arm ergometer or exercise bicycle is used, the same basic principle can be utilized, calculating distance pedaled or time spent actively pedaling. Then go for aerobic or non-fatiguing general conditioning exercise program at 20% of maximum exercise capability three to four times per week for one month before increasing the distance by 10% and continue with that level of activity for another month before increasing by another 10%, so that you are exercising at 40% of maximum exercise capability. This will not only keep you from being inactive but also strengthen all your muscles, which is very important in case of polio. I hope this information is useful to you. Take care and have a nice day :), Regards Dr. Nidhi Sood, PT.