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...most effective therapy seems to be no therapy at all. Postpolio sufferers are simply advised to take it easy -- to pace themselves, listen to their body and avoid activities that cause them pain. Dr. Halstead, who uses a motorized scooter instead of walking long distances, calls this "babying the motor neurons." His clinic uses sophisticated electromyography equipment that charts the activity of muscle and nerve cells in order to design exercise regimens tailored to each patient's particular weaknesses. The approach is almost the exact opposite of "use it or lose it." Says Dr. Jacquelin Perry, director of the pathokinesiology...
...meet, Les worked 12 to 16 hours a day. Every morning Sue would meet friends for breakfast at the Kresge coffee shop nearby, then set out on her route as an Avon Lady. Since her eyesight prevented her from getting a driver's license, she rode a little Amigo scooter. "We were always telling her, 'God, would you slow that thing down?' " says Mary. Sue's customers made their own change. She hooked rugs and played bingo and, by general consensus, spoiled little Danny. Every Sunday, when he was old enough, they would bicycle to the Guardian Angels Church nearby...
...began to have trouble with her balance; her legs went numb. The eventual diagnosis was multiple sclerosis. By 1982 she could no longer ride the scooter; by 1984 she could not walk unaided. To help her out, Kresge gave her a shopping cart, which Les filled with bricks for ballast; pushing it, she could still get to the mall each morning...
...thousand miles to the south, Ho Chi Minh City basks in the hot sun at the end of the dry season. But the difference is more than a matter of weather. Roads are in better repair, and the streets are clogged with motor-scooter and automobile traffic. New hotels and fresh paint are everywhere as the city asserts its claim to be the home of Vietnam's indomitable entrepreneurial spirit...
...absolutely must come up with a pet name for your interviewer, use one that connotes respect, such as "coach," rather than a more pejorative name such as "scooter" or "big mama...