PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Julie K. Silver
AU  - Dorothy D. Aiello
TI  - What internists need to know about postpolio syndrome
DP  - 2002 Sep 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 704--711
VI  - 69
IP  - 9
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/69/9/704.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/69/9/704.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2002 Sep 01; 69
AB  - Decades after recovery from polio, many patients develop new muscle weakness and other symptoms that can lead to increased debility. Treatment is aimed at the most prominent symptoms. Medications may help, as well as physical therapy and a carefully paced exercise program. Screening for osteopenia and osteoporosis is recommended.