The Late Effects of Disability Clinic (LEDC) in WA began in 2000 at the Royal Perth Hospital – Rehab Centre at Shenton Park (where polio was treated 50+ years ago). The pressure that enabled this clinic to be established came from polio survivors in WA, in particular from the Post Polio Network, the local self-helpContinue reading “Exercise”
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Caution with drugs and exercise
Polio and Post-Polio Sequelae: The Lived Experience Dorothy Woods Smith, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, QTTT, Associate Professor EmeritaUniversity of Southern Maine, Portland, ME, 04103 Published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing, Vol.8/No.5, 1989, pp. 24-28Excerpts from this Journal edition Treatment for PPS My concerns are shared by other polio survivors, and are not unfounded. There is generalContinue reading “Caution with drugs and exercise”