The Value of Rehabilitation Medicine for Patients Receiving Palliative Care.

Background: Rehabilitation medicine is a multidisciplinary field aimed at improving patients' quality of life by improving function. Patients receiving palliative care frequently share common symptoms including fatigue, decreased functional independence, mood disorders, pain, and breathlessness. Many rehabilitation interventions can improve these symptoms.

Review of secondary health conditions in postpolio syndrome: prevalence and effects of aging.

Objective: This study sought to better understand the prevalence and the severity of secondary health conditions in individuals with postpolio syndrome (PPS) as well as the association between these conditions and aging.

Design: A scoping literature review was conducted searching electronic databases for studies published from 1986 to 2011. The scoping review provided information regarding the prevalence and associations of secondary health conditions in PPS with age or other duration-related variables.