8. Supportive Care<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThere is no official treatment for poliomyelitis as a stand-alone health condition, and the majority of treatments that are applied in the case of a polio infection is done so that the symptoms can be treated \u2013 whether we\u2019re talking about a more recent case of polio infection or one that happened several years or decades back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most of the tips that have been described in this article so far count as supportive care advice; no, they don\u2019t function as a cure, but they can and will make life with the condition a lot easier to tolerate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Remember that this isn\u2019t all that can be done: There are many more supportive care tips out there that can and should be applied, including the use of mobility <\/a>aids such as wheelchairs, canes, and crutches.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nThere are also experts who can point you in the right direction for dealing with polio over the long-term ranging from physical therapists to cardiologists \u2013 take the time to see one! <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\r\n
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