SARASOTA – A 72-year-old, widowed polio survivor whose unorthodox swimming style rated a Jan. 31 story in the Herald-Tribune has been blown away by a community determined to keep her moving. “My mouth ...

ANN ARBOR, MI - Liina Paasuke cannot remember a time without leg braces. A polio survivor from a young age, all her memories consist of walking with leg and back braces and crutches. The experience ...

NeLo is a flexible leg brace that uses sensor data to help polio patients -- and people with sports injuries -- lock and unlock their knees when walking. The brace is designed to switch between being ...

FDR contracted polio at the age of 39, which left his legs partially paralyzed. Fearing this would impact his bid for presidency, he came to an agreement with the press: no photos of him walking or ...

George B. Molner of 71 Ridgeway Ave., won't be around this weekend to contribute to the March of Dives Blue Crutch solicitation. He'll be at Springfield's Wesson Memorial Hospital convalescing after ...

PATERSON — Mariluz Paulino was a toddler taking her first steps when polio left her unable to walk. Her family was too poor to afford a wheelchair, so as a young child she used her arms to drag ...