How to treat polio

Polio patients must always take various active measures during the acute, recovery and sequelae stages to protect nerve cells from damage, reduce muscle atrophy, prevent the occurrence and development of deformities, and maximize limb function. So what are the treatments for polio? The following is an introduction to you.

1. Physical therapy: such as ultrashort wave, drug ion introduction, sunbathing, infrared, hot compress, electrical stimulation therapy, massage, acupuncture, acupoint injection, catgut implantation, hyperbaric oxygen, etc.

2. Drug treatment: such as galantamine, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, methoxazole, ATP and blood dilator injection drugs. Traditional Chinese medicine includes Sancai Decoction, Buyang Huanwu Decoction, etc.

3. Medical sports training: According to the location and degree of paralysis of the patient, special medical gymnastics, passive exercise (for patients with muscle strength level 0-1), assisted exercise (for patients with muscle strength level 2-3), active exercise (for patients with muscle strength above level 3) are performed. Resistance exercise can also be used.

4. Surgical treatment: Indications: patients should be over 5 years old and be able to cooperate with doctors in examination and functional training; the course of the disease should generally be more than 2 years after the onset of the disease, but some patients (soft tissue surgery) can be treated earlier. Contraindications: patients with balanced muscle paralysis without deformity; patients with mild muscle paralysis, muscle strength above level 4 or mild limb deformity that does not affect function or shortening within 2 cm; patients with extensive muscle paralysis accompanied by multiple severe deformities, flail legs. Surgical methods include muscle transfer, tendon lengthening or release, joint fusion, pelvic osteotomy, diaphysis lengthening, epiphysis lengthening, spinal correction, etc.

After learning about how to treat polio, everyone knows what measures can be taken to treat polio. Paralysis can cause trouble and cause abnormal development of the child's legs. Therefore, parents must learn more about paralysis. If their children show symptoms of paralysis, they must pay attention to seek treatment as soon as possible.