This time, they are seeing a polio victim, otherwise healthy, come in with an injury. A back strain from lifting or having fallen down at work will bring the patient in to see the doctor. The standard treatment is usually rest and, later, physical therapy and exercise. The doctor in good faith will order just such treatment. Recent studies have shown that, contrary to what is good practice in normal individuals, activity in post-polio survivors must be moderated so as not to overuse that injured part of the body.
Overuse aggravates the injury and makes it worse on a permanent basis.
People who have survived polio need to bring themselves to a doctor who understands the problem. This is particularly true where you have suffered an industrial injury and you are placed in a program of vigorous physical therapy.