not funded by Polio SA - but extremely great rates and facilities
Read morePolio Survivor Esther Simbi Book Launch Photographs and Book details
Disability is not Inability in the words of Esther Simbi details of Esther’s inspiring book
Read moreHydrotherapy at the Repat
A recent Visit to Repat Hydrotherapy session
Read moreEarly 2019 Griffith Rehabilitation Hospital established a specific inpatient rehabilitation program for post polio survivors
A specific inpatient rehabilitation program for post-polo survivors
Read moreCongratulations John Tierney on Queen's Birthday Honours List →
Our national patron, John Tierney, was included on the Queen's Birthday Honours List over the weekend.
Read moreBook Launch Polio Survivor Esther Simbi
Esther Simbi a Polio Survivor from South Sudan is launching a book called Beyond Calamity at an event on 15th June 5pm at John McVeity Centre 182, Peachy Rd Smithfield Plains SA 5114 .
Please see attached image for contact details to attend.
Winter 2019 Newsletter
In this edition
1. From the President
2. A polio survivor? Use those muscles too much and you just MIGHT lose it!
3. Smart people and their thoughts on exercise.
4. The 10 commandments for PPS
5. Where did that virus go in your body?
6. Wonderful people in polio
7. A Polio Survivor Story: Lynda Shaw
8. Subscription renewal form
9. Our Annual General Meeting.
Read moreExercising common sense when it comes to muscle weakness
Question:
I read that you don't recommend exercise for polio survivors who are getting weaker. But if I stop exercising and do nothing, won't I lose muscle tone, get flabby and become deconditioned and even weaker?
Answer:
You're asking a good question. It's vital that polio survivors understand what the research really says about exercise for newly-weakened muscles and know the definitions of "muscle tone" and "deconditioned."
Read moreThe 10 commandments for treating PPS
After 35 years of searching, archaeologists from The Post-Polio Institute have unearthed the “Commandments“ for treating Post-Polio Sequelae (PPS) . . .
Read moreThe polio virus went everywhere in the body
Why do some polio survivors experience that their "good leg" is getting weaker even though they "didn't have polio" in that leg.
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