It’s her family that won’t affirm her having polio.

A year later, she returned home with a full back brace, leg brace and crutches. The principal recommended she not return to school, fearing for her safety.

A year later, she returned home with a full back brace, leg brace and crutches. The principal recommended she not return to school, fearing for her safety.

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Others had paralysis of legs and used crutches and leg braces. The worst cases of polio affected lung function. Many died. Others lived in iron lungs.

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And those who grew up before the polio vaccine was available have memories of children returning to school in leg braces, requiring crutches, or using a wheelchair due to paralysis after a bout ...

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“I’m not in a wheelchair yet,” said Lane, who uses leg braces and crutches, “but it’s heading that way.” The idea that anyone would question the polio vaccine now, she said, “makes ...

Assistive technologies, such as wheelchairs, walkers, crutches and proper braces or callipers can also alleviate symptoms. Many polio survivors in low- and middle-income countries are still very young ...