title: The effects of long-term non-fatiguing resistance exercise in subjects with post-polio syndrome.
abstract: Measures of torque were used to evaluate changes in muscle strength and endurance in 17 patients with post-polio syndrome who did prescribed resistance exercise for up to 2 years. Exercise compliance averaged 75%, with 16 subjects increasing the weight lifted in training. Maximum torque was significantly increased in the exercised muscle compared to the control muscle; no difference was seen in muscle endurance. Individuals with post-polio syndrome can increase muscle strength by doing non-fatiguing resistance exercise, but they should undergo quantitative testing of muscle strength a minimum of every 3 months to guard against overwork weakness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, University of Vermont, Burlington.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Fillyaw
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Badger
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Goodwin
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Fries
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shukla
mesh_terms: D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010807:Physical Endurance; D016262:Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*