TY - JOUR T1 - What internists need to know about postpolio syndrome JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 704 LP - 711 VL - 69 IS - 9 AU - Julie K. Silver AU - Dorothy D. Aiello Y1 - 2002/09/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/69/9/704.abstract N2 - 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. ER -