http://post-poliouk.org/articles Post-PolioUK.org is a support network for PPS sufferers and their families. Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:36:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 POLIO AUTOBIOGRAPHIES There are some interesting books written by polio survivors about their lives. If you would like to read them,(and many are most enjoyable, not all gloom and doom,) a list follows. If you know others please let us know. I can jump puddles by Alan Marshall. Over my dead body by ... http://post-poliouk.org/articles/index.php?p=27 Alternative therapies......Acupuncture. Tony M; an out-of-county member has kindly sent us information on the use of acupuncture for relief of P.P.S. symptoms. We have a (poor) photocopy of a list of research summaries, mostly from China, on the effectiveness or otherwise of acupuncture. The basis of acupuncture, crudely, is the Chinese ... http://post-poliouk.org/articles/index.php?p=21 Uncovering the Hidden History of Polio to Understand and Treat "Post-Polio Syndrome" and Chronic Fatigue. by Dr. Richard L. Bruno Every polio survivor deserves to know the truth about polio and 'Post-Polio Syndrome' -- its diagnosis, cause and treatment -- to be found in The Polio Paradox . Sir Arthur C. Clarke Polio ... http://post-poliouk.org/articles/index.php?p=18 Caliper technology Is dragging at the chain And needs a fresh infusion From a scientific brain We can take a broken body And make a million dollar man But if a caliper is needed It tends to spoil the plan For if our hero is a cowboy He can’t get in the saddle And if he is a sailor He’s up-creek ... http://post-poliouk.org/articles/index.php?p=17 Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Trading Standards Service has issued warnings that deserve a wider audience, as they particularly apply to a vulnerable group; elderly and disabled people. They concern inviting salesmen into your home when they contact you (by phone, mail or doorstep call) or when you respond to an advert. Did ... http://post-poliouk.org/articles/index.php?p=15 What is the Expert Patients Programme? The Expert Patients Programme (EPP) is a new government initiative to help people living with long term conditions maintain their health and improve their quality of life through lay led self management courses. Self management programmes have been running in the USA since the ... http://post-poliouk.org/articles/index.php?p=13 Basic facts about PPS for polio survivors' doctors, family & friends. Dr. Richard L. Bruno Chairperson, International Post-Polio Task Force Director, The Post-Polio Institute and The International Centre for Post-Polio Education and Research Englewood (NJ) Hospital and Medical Center, USA WHAT ARE POST-POLIO SEQUELAE? Post-Polio Sequelae (PPS, Post-Polio Syndrome, The ... http://post-poliouk.org/articles/index.php?p=12 Sleep Apnoea Revisited Ian Neering PhD MSc Long-time Network member Ian Neering was Associate Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology at the University of NSW and now, as is appropriate with his degree of decrepitude (Ed. his description, not mine!), runs a drug consultancy from his home office. Ian’s article below provides ... http://post-poliouk.org/articles/index.php?p=11 Frequently Asked Questions What is Post-Polio Syndrome (PPS) Post-Polio Syndrome is a group of new neuro-muscular symptoms occurring in patients many years after their Polio infection. It is estimated that between 1/3 and 2/3 of Polio survivors will eventually experience PPS. In order of frequency problems may include : • Abnormal fatigue - both general ... http://post-poliouk.org/articles/index.php?p=8 Living and Breathing with Weak Respiratory Muscles Hal John Hester Colebatch AM MD FRACP Network member Dr John Colebatch was born in 1928 at Northam, Western Australia. He entered first year medicine at the University of WA, completing the course and graduating in medicine from Adelaide University in ... http://post-poliouk.org/articles/index.php?p=9