Meet the Neurorehabilitation Team
Post-polio syndrome
- Fatigue.
- Myalgia.
- Muscle atrophy.
- Loss of functionality.
If electromyographic changes are seen, we can confirm that it is truly post-polio syndrome (Halstead criteria).
Treatment of post-polio syndrome
In post-polio syndrome, the best therapeutic options today are preventing functional deterioration with neurorehabilitation and monitoring by an expert clinician, along with appropriate surgery and good maintenance rehabilitation.
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Training and maintenance for people affected by post-polio syndrome
Patients can follow personalised treatment programmes to optimise their functional capacity or address a specific problem resulting from their neurological impairment. At Guttmann Barcelona patients can find a totally personalised training and functionality improvement programme.
Guttmann Barcelona
The Guttmann Barcelona, Brain Health and Neurorehabilitation Institute offers personalised training and function improvement programmes, as well as specialised intensive programmes.
A space that is adapted and designed for you
GBL apartments
Guttmann Barcelona Life is a social facility consisting of a group of fully adapted and automated apartments that offer a wide range of complementary services tailored to each user.
The apartments share a building with the Guttmann Barcelona Brain Health and Neurorehabilitation Institute, so it is possible to combine a stay with a specialised neurorehabilitation treatment.
References on post-polio syndrome
S Howard R, Bridgens R. Clinical Review. Poliomyelitis and the postpolio syndrome. BMJ VOLUME 330 4 JUNE 2005 bmj.com
INFORME DE SITUACIÓN SOBRE EL SÍNDROME POST-POLIO: REVISIÓN DE LA LITERATURA, SITUACIÓN EN ESPAÑA Y POSIBLES LÍNEAS DE ACTUACIÓN. Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Institut Guttmann, PORTELL, E. DR.El Síndrome de la Postpolio. Dossier de soporte para los profesionales de la atención primaria de salud. 2009.
Síndrome Pospolio. Kumru H, Portell E.. FMC. 2015;22:132-7. - Vol. 22 Núm.03 DOI: 10.1016/j.fmc.2015.03.003
Restless legs syndrome in patients with sequelae of poliomyelitis. Kumru H, Portell E, Barrio M, Santamaria J. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2014 Oct;20(10):1056-8. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2014.06.014. Epub 2014 Jun 26. PMID:25042342
Mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia in patients with poliomyelitis. Kumru H, Portell E, Marti M, Albu S, Tormos JM, Vidal J, Valls-Sole J. Clin Neurophysiol. 2013 Jul;124(7):1431-8. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2013.01.009. Epub 2013 Feb 13. PMID:23415862