What disease makes you crippled? Exploring severe mobility impairments
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An estimated 5.4 million people in the United States have some form of paralysis, a condition sometimes referenced by the term **crippled**. While this dated term can refer to any severe physical impairment, it is most often associated with conditions that profoundly affect a person’s mobility or cause long-term disability. Various neurological, autoimmune, and muscular disorders are commonly known for having such debilitating effects.