Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira, Fabio Carderelli Minozzo, Thalles Guilarducci Costa, Vinnycius Nunes de Oliveira, Gustavo Conti Teixeira Costa, Acary Souza Bulle Oliveira, Abrahão Augusto Joviniano Quadros, Rodrigo Luiz Vancini, Bolivar Saldanha Sousa, Antonio Carlos da Silva, Marilia Santos Andrade
PURPOSE: Poliomyelitis is an infectious disease that can cause total paralysis. Furthermore, poliomyelitis survivors may develop new signs and symptoms, including muscular weakness and fatigue, years after the acute phase of the disease, i.e., post-polio syndrome (PPS). Thus, the objective was to compare the functional exercise capacity during maximal and submaximal exercises among individuals with polio sequelae (without PPS diagnosis), PPS, and a control group. METHODS: Thirty individuals participated in three groups: a control group (CG, n = 10); a group of individuals with polio sequelae but without PPS diagnosis (PG, n = 10); and a PPS group (PPSG, n = 10)...
November 19, 2022: European Journal of Applied Physiology