Owen R R
Sister Kenny Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407.
West J Med. 1991 May;154(5):557-8.
Postpolio syndrome is a group of related signs and symptoms occurring in people who had paralytic poliomyelitis years earlier. New weakness, fatigue, poor endurance, pain, reduced mobility, increased breathing difficulty, intolerance to cold, and sleep disturbance in various degrees and expressions make up the syndrome. The reported incidence is between 25% and 80%. The origins are multifactorial and can be associated with underexertion, overexertion, inactivity due to intercurrent illness or injury, hypo-oxygenation, sleep apnea, deconditioning, and the failure of sprouted, compensatory large motor units. The exercise question in postpolio syndrome is related to the experience of new weakness or loss of muscle function due to overuse, which is often associated with injudicious repeated challenges to weakened musculature. Carefully prescribed exercise can be used for increasing strength and endurance and improving cardiopulmonary conditioning.
小儿麻痹后遗症是一组相关的体征和症状，出现在多年前患过麻痹性脊髓灰质炎的人群中。新出现的不同程度和表现形式的肌无力、疲劳、耐力差、疼痛、活动能力下降、呼吸困难加重、不耐寒以及睡眠障碍构成了该综合征。报道的发病率在25%至80%之间。其病因是多因素的，可能与运动不足、运动过度、因并发疾病或损伤导致的活动减少、低氧血症、睡眠呼吸暂停、身体机能失调以及新生的、代偿性的大运动单位功能衰竭有关。小儿麻痹后遗症中的运动问题与因过度使用导致新的肌无力或肌肉功能丧失的经历有关，这通常与对虚弱肌肉组织进行不明智的反复刺激有关。精心制定的运动方案可用于增强力量和耐力，改善心肺功能。
