Post Polio Syndrome

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center has been treating polio patients for more than half a century. Extensive clinical experience and research contribute to its international reputation in diagnosis and management of the post-polio syndrome.

Dr. Jacquelin Perry, orthopedic surgeon and Director of the center has nearly 50 years of experience in acute poliomyelitis and the post-polio syndrome. Staffing includes an orthopedic surgeon, physical and occupational therapists, and orthotists, all specially trained in the post-polio syndrome.

The center also uses the Pathokinesiology Laboratory for instrumented diagnosis of complex gait dysfunction and the definition of disability. Consequently, there is a strong factual basis for our therapeutic programs designed to improve function through lifestyle modification guidance, customized orthotic prescriptions, individualized exercise prescriptions and selective reconstructive surgery.