The effects of a home-based arm ergometry exercise programme on physical fitness, fatigue and activity in polio survivors: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. [PDF]
, 2012 : BACKGROUND: Many Polio survivors have reduced mobility, pain and fatigue, which make access to conventional forms of aerobic exercise difficult. Inactivity leads to increased risk of health problems, many of which are prevalent among Polio survivors ...
Campion, Anna +5 more
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Physiological cost of walking in those with chronic fatigue syndrome [PDF]
, 2009 <b>Purpose:</b> To examine the physiological cost of walking in subjects with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and a matched control group, walking at their preferred and at matched walking speeds.
Marshall, R., Paul, L., Rafferty, D.
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Fatigue: an important feature of late-onset Pompe disease [PDF]
, 2007 Objective: To investigate the prevalence and severity of fatigue in adult patients with Pompe disease. Methods: The Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) was assessed in an international population of 225 adults with Pompe disease, a metabolic disorder presenting
M. L. C. Hagemans +34 more
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Análise das características do sono em pacientes com síndrome pós-poliomielite [PDF]
, 2010 The main post-polio syndrome (PPS) symptoms are new weakness, new atrophy, fatigue, pain and sleep disturbances. Polysomnography is the gold standard for sleep analysis. OBJECTIVE: To analyze sleep patterns in PPS patients.
Moreira, Gustavo Antonio +5 more
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Estresse articular no membro superior durante marcha assistida por andador em pacientes pós-cirúrgicos [PDF]
, 2011 BACKGROUND: A walker is a common device prescribed for ambulatory assistance for individuals with balance difficulties or to reduce lower extremity demands following injury or surgery.
FINLEY, Margaret +2 more
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Post-poliomyelitis syndrome: case report Síndrome pós-polio: relato de caso
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2007 The post-polio syndrome (PPS) is an entity characterized for an episode of muscular weakness and/or abnormal muscular fatigue in individuals that had presented acute polio years before.
Marco Antonio Orsini Neves +6 more
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Elevated blood lipids are uncommon in patients with post-polio syndrome – a cross sectional study [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: The post-polio syndrome occurs in people who previously have had poliomyelitis. After the initial recovery, new or increasing neurologic symptoms occur.
Eva Melin, Kristian Borg, Thomas Kahan
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The physiological cost index of walking with a powered knee ankle foot orthosis in subjects with poliomyelitis : A pilot study [PDF]
, 2015 Background: A powered knee ankle foot orthosis (KAFO) was developed to provide restriction of knee flexion during stance phase and active flexion and extension of the knee during swing phase of gait.
Allard P +18 more
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First-ever Ischemic Stroke after a Flight in a Patient with Prior Poliomyelitis
Clinical Medicine Insights: Pathology, 2008 Survivors of poliomyelitis sometimes travel by air with mobility assistance. However, prolonged seating during long-haul flights may also possibly produce stroke events on polio-inflicted patients.
Cheng-Chiang Chang +7 more
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Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2012 OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency and clinical manifestations of patients with post-poliomyelitis syndrome (PPS) in a Brazilian division of neuromuscular disorders.
Abrahão Augusto Juviniano Quadros +9 more
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