Can people with polio do heavy work?

Polio is a relatively complicated disease. Many causes can induce the occurrence of polio, which harms the health of children's legs. Parents must be wary of the occurrence of polio and should seriously understand the dangers of polio. Next, I will introduce to you whether children with polio can do heavy work and what are the dangers of polio.

1. At the onset of the disease, patients with sequelae of poliomyelitis will have symptoms of acute viral infection, such as fever, muscle aches and stiffness all over the body. After 2 to 5 days of fever, muscle flaccid paralysis occurs; after the body temperature returns to normal, the paralysis stops developing. The characteristics of paralysis are flaccidity, bilateral asymmetry, non-distribution according to the peripheral nerve trunk distribution area and no sensory impairment. Any muscle group can be invaded. In the same muscle group, the degree of paralysis of each muscle and different muscle fibers of each muscle can be different. There can be different states such as complete paralysis, partial paralysis or near normal. Extensive paralysis is relatively rare. Commonly affected muscles are the anterior and posterior tibialis muscles, the long and short peroneus muscles, the quadriceps femoris, the tensor fasciae latae and the gluteal muscles. It rarely occurs in the upper limbs.

2. Paralyzed muscles can recover to varying degrees. Recovery is relatively rapid within 3 to 6 months after the onset of the disease, but progress will be very slow thereafter. If there is still no recovery within two years after the onset of the disease, there is little possibility of recovery in the future. Paralyzed muscles are increasingly atrophied and fibrotic, and limbs gradually become deformed. The reasons are imbalanced muscle function, improper use of the affected limbs and uneven weight bearing, as well as abnormal bone development and growth retardation. Early deformities can still be corrected, but in the late stage, due to the occurrence of corresponding joint contractures, the deformities are fixed and difficult to correct; they may even develop into bone and joint deformities. Common ones include: equinus varus, equinus valgus, calcaneus, high arches, and claw toes of the feet: knee flexion, recurvature, valgus, and varus; hip flexion, abduction, and external rotation; scoliosis; upper limbs are mainly affected by loss of shoulder abduction function, and elbow and hand deformities are less common. The distribution and degree of paralysis of the above-mentioned deformities vary. The most serious is widespread paralysis below the gluteal muscles, which may occur when squatting or even crawling and only a small amount of activity.

3. Joint abnormalities: Polio can cause varying degrees of paralysis in the patient's limbs. If the limbs are inactive for a long time, the bones, muscles and other soft tissues of the affected limbs will be slow to develop or even degenerate, resulting in short, thin, and even dislocated limbs, which will eventually affect the patient's normal standing and walking. Respiratory system abnormalities often occur after medullary paralysis, and secondary bronchitis, pneumonia, atelectasis and other diseases may occur, causing patients to experience symptoms such as dyspnea, wheezing, chest tightness and chest pain. Inversion of the foot: Polio can cause paralysis of some of the muscles that control the limbs, resulting in an imbalance in muscle strength. The muscles that control the eversion of the foot are paralyzed, while the muscles that control the inversion of the foot are not paralyzed, causing the outer side of the foot to be weak, while the inner side is strong, resulting in inversion of the foot, which affects the child's standing and walking.

The above content makes friends realize the harm caused by polio, so we know whether people with polio can do heavy work. We would like to remind you that polio patients may not do heavy work. The impact of polio is very serious. Many children will have related symptoms, which will affect their future. We must guard against the occurrence of polio and pay attention to the harm caused by this disease.