Symptoms of post-polio syndrome

Polio is probably one of the diseases we heard about most often when we were young. It is also one of the most common diseases among children. The treatment of polio is very important for children. If polio is not treated in time, it can easily lead to polio sequelae. Let’s talk about the manifestations of polio sequelae, hoping it will be helpful to all patients.

The main symptoms of post-polio syndrome are as follows:

1) Limb muscle atrophy and weakness, limb deformity, difficulty in upper and lower limb movement, joint instability, unequal length of bilateral limbs, etc.

2) Hip joint contracture, flexion or looseness, or even hip dislocation. Knee joint flexion deformity, inward or outward bending of the lower leg are all symptoms of polio sequelae.

3) Symptoms of polio sequelae also manifest in the feet, which may also develop various deformities, such as the heel or toes not touching the ground when walking, or the foot may be inverted and the person may walk on the outside of the instep.

4) In addition, deformities may also occur in other parts of the body, such as deformities of the upper limbs, curvature of the spine, tilt of the pelvis, etc.

The harm of polio to patients is obvious, but many people don’t know about the sequelae. The above introduces the manifestations of polio sequelae. I hope that after introducing it to everyone, you can have a better understanding of the symptoms of polio sequelae. A warm reminder that if you have polio, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time to avoid delaying the disease.