Medical Articles

The list of medical articles in this section date from 1981 to present and focus on polio's late effects, post-polio syndrome and aging with polio. They are listed in alphabetical order by first author.

References noted with the check mark are classic or seminal articles, summary articles or articles reporting longitudinal studies.

New concepts of the reinnervated motor unit revealed by vaccine-associated poliomyelitis

Wiechers, D.O.

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Pain, physical activity, and disability in individuals with late effects of polio

Willen, C., & Grimby, G.

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How is walking speed related to muscle strength? A study of healthy persons and persons with late effects of polio

Willén, C., Stibrant-Sunnerhagen, K., Ekman, C., Grimby, G.

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Dynamic water exercise in individuals with late poliomyelitis

Willen, C., Sunnerhagen, K.S., & Grimby, G.

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Disability in a 4-year follow up study on people with post-polio syndrome

Willén, C., Thorén-Jönsson, A., Grimby , G., Sunnerhagen, K.

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A crippling fear: Experiencing polio in the era of FDR

Wilson, D.

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Covenants of grace: themes of recovery and redemption in polio narratives

Wilson, D.

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Crippled manhood: Infantile paralysis and the construction of masculinity

Wilson, D.

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Effects of assistive technology on functional decline in people aging with a disability

Wilson, D.J., Mitchell, J.M., Kemp, B.J., Adkins, R.H., Mann, W.

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Physical activity and the association with self-reported impairments, walking limitations, fear of falling and incidence of falls in persons with late effects of polio

Winberg C, Brogårdh C, Flansbjer UB, Carlsson G, Rimmer J, Lexell J

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