How to treat polio-related muscular atrophy

Polio can also cause muscle atrophy, which is a very serious disease. If it is not treated or rehabilitated, it can lead to disability. Therefore, it is necessary to detect it in time and conduct rehabilitation and physical training in time.

1. Rehabilitation training

The main purpose of rehabilitation training is to restore or compensate for the lost motor functions of patients with sequelae of polio, thereby improving the daily activities of the upper limbs and the standing and walking functions of the lower limbs, so as to achieve self-care and return to society as soon as possible. Regular training

The training contents mainly include training to enhance muscle strength, training to expand the range of joint motion, and the making and use of orthotics. Post-operative limb function recovery training

2. Rehabilitation training is best carried out under the guidance of a doctor. Generally speaking, the following points should be noted:

(1) Master the appropriate training scale, quantity and method. If the training volume is not enough, there will be no obvious effect; excessive training can cause limb damage, such as muscle strain, joint swelling, fracture and dislocation, etc. Therefore, we must grasp this scale and the training volume should be appropriate.

(2) Training should be done step by step and should not be rushed. The number of activities increases from little to many, the range of joint movement increases from small to large, and the force used increases from light to heavy. Only by gradually increasing the amount of training can good results be achieved.

(3) No training should cause obvious pain. Sometimes training may cause slight pain, but the pain should disappear after you stop the activity. If severe pain occurs during training and does not go away after resting, it is often a sign of injury and you should stop training.

If there is severe pain after training, or even swelling in the lower limbs, it indicates excessive exercise and should be avoided.

Alternating forward mover - Indications: Post-polio syndrome

Alternating forward mover - Indications: Post-polio syndrome

Temporarily stop training.

(4) You should not feel tired during training. If you feel tired, you should rest for 5 to 10 minutes before training again to avoid injury from overexertion.