Physiotherapy for Polio
In Rajahmundry Ph 999 222 6929
Polio, also known as Poliomyelitis is a viral disease that destroy the nerve cells, it is present in the spinal cord, causing muscle weakness or paralysis to some parts of the body. It is contagious disease caused by a poliovirus. Poliovirus can spread from person to person or by food and water containing human faeces. Post polio syndrome have a cluster of disabling signs and symptoms like loose of reflexes, loose and floppy limbs, progressive muscles or joint weakness and pain, fatigue etc. The symptoms of polio are highly variable, ranging from viral problems without paralysis to quadriplegia and even respiratory failure. And thus the treatment intervention varies from patient to patient. These interventions include surgery that can be done to reestablish balance in the muscles around the joints to prevent deformities.
Physiotherapy is also one of the best treatment options available for polio patients. The treatment aims to achieve an acceptable physical status for the patients by designing several kinds of exercises which are appropriate to deal with muscle weakness.
