Social and psychological support. Sometimes it is not easy to come to terms with disability, particularly if some recovery has been achieved initially. This takes time. Properly managed, late effects of polio can stabilise or progress only very slowly. Information on facilities and help available for disabled people is always useful.
Occupational therapists can advise on aids and adaptations.
Extra care when using Benzodiazepines, Beta Blockers, sedation techniques and general anaesthesia. Although slow deterioration is often characteristic of the condition, with proper management it can stabilise or progress only very slowly. If you would like to find out about support that the BPF can provide please contact us. Have a look at the ' Join ' section to find out about the many BPF branches and groups that there are. As well as the world wide web of international post-polio information, there are other online PPS support groups in the British Isles.