Post Polio Syndrome Story aired: Wednesday, April 12, 2006
1979 marked the last US case of Polio, but also the first time Polio survivors began to complain of new problems.
According to Dr. Julie Silver of the International Rehabilitation Center for Polio (IRCP) at Spaulding-Framingham, Massachusetts, post polio syndrome is a return or worsening of polio symptoms.