Polio Paradox: Uncovering the Hidden History of Polio to Understand And Treat Post-polio Syndrome And Chronic Fatigue
by Richard L. Bruno
Category: Medical

Unbearable fatigue; leg & arm weakness; burning muscles & joints; head, back, & neck pain; trouble sleeping, breathing, & swallowing -- millions of middle-aged polio survivors are today being disabled by these Post-Polio Sequalae, the sequel to having had polio. Here Bruno reveals: How damage done by the polio virus decades ago set the stage for new symptoms today; The physical & emotional battles of polio survivors; How to treat cold intolerance, insomnia, nighttime muscle twitching, & hypoglycemia; & The psychol. scars left by the polio experience. Outlines the similarities between PPS, chronic fatigue syndrome, & fibromyalgia, as well as the 70-year history of chronic fatigue outbreaks that occurred at the same time as the polio epidemics.