41. Post-Polio-Med Take the postpolio syndrome/New Health Problems Survey! See the up to date results! post-polio syndrome Survey. CAUTION! Proceeding beyond the following http://www.skally.net/ppmed/

This site accessible by people living with disabilities Welcome to the Post-Polio-Med @maelstrom.stjohns.edu Web Pages! An Email List for and about Post-Polio Syndrome Read about PPMed and PPS-Central and see the awards the sites have won Search PPS Central What's New Add URL ... PPS Survey Take the Post-Polio Syndrome/New Health Problems Survey! See the up to date results!: Post-Polio Syndrome Survey CAUTION! Proceeding beyond the following constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions. IMPORTANT NOTE: YOUR PRIVACY Although this has been an unwritten policy since the first day ... due to recent events, we think it's wise to make all subscribers and potential subscribers aware of of this policy. At NO time will your email address will be loaned, given or sold to anyone for any reason, nor will anyone be subscribed to PPMed or any list associated with PPMed without their express permission permission or request. Harvesting email addresses from PPMed will NOT be tolerated. All email addresses and posts are considered property of the email address owner and PPMed. == INDEX == Info File Rules Archives Links to other PPS Information ... Maelstrom Listserv Mini-History, Policy and System News

42. Home Support group for people with postpolio syndrome in the Phoenix, AZ area. There is information on the local chapters and their activities and speakers as well as updated articles and events to come. http://polioecho.org

We are in the Phoenix, AZ area and you can get in touch with us: Polio Echo, Inc PO Box 61024 Phoenix, AZ 85082 polio.echo@polioecho.org

43. Who Has A Disability? postpolio syndrome, CFS, progressive long term disabilities, helpful hints and links, information on SS Guidelines, equipment options, accessibility solutions, handicap lifestyle changes, family awareness and support. http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/grove/1105

var TlxPgNm='index'; Come in, Relax,... Let's talk....... Who has a Disability? Index This trailor was our original solution to getting around with two scooters. We have since then bought a Ford F150 and replaced the tailgate with a commercial quality electric lift usually used by agencies like the Sheriff's Department. We will supply a picture as soon as we can borrow a camera. We had many reason's for making this our choice after looking into all the other ramps, vans, lifts available on the market. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to drop us a note. Welcome to the Who has a Disability? web site. Let us explore the question "Who has a Disability" with an open mind and heart. Is someone disabled only if you can see that they have a physical limitation? Is someone disabled by something you can not readily see or perceive? If you take a very broad brush and label anyone who has a limitation of any kind, either mentally, physically or emotionally, then everyone is disabled on some level. Why do some people feel uncomfortable if they see someone using a "tool" to help them walk or get from point A to point B? Everyone uses tools to get a job done, don't they? If someone has a physical limitation, does that automatically mean they have a less than average mental capacity? Who and what defines an individual's worth to society? We hope to explore these questions and many more with you and will look forward to hearing your thoughts on the subjects as time goes on.

44. Post-Polio Syndrome postpolio syndrome (PPS) is a condition that can strike polio survivors anywhere from 10 to 40 years after recovery from an initial attack of the http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/922570549.html

Search Articles: search tips Please Take the HealthLink Survey Email this article Print this article Find related articles: By topic: By keywords: Receive Health Link via email! Subscribe now >> Post-Polio Syndrome Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is a condition that can strike polio survivors anywhere from 10 to 40 years after recovery from an initial attack of the poliomyelitis virus. PPS is characterized by a further weakening of muscles that were previously injured by polio infection. Symptoms include fatigue, slowly progressive muscle weakness, muscle and joint pain, and muscular atrophy. Some patients experience only minor symptoms, while others develop spinal muscular atrophy or what appears to be, but is not, a form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig's disease. PPS is rarely life-threatening. The extent to which polio survivors will suffer from PPS depends on how seriously they were affected by the first polio attack. Patients who had only minimal symptoms from the original attack and subsequently develop PPS will most likely experience only mild PPS symptoms. People originally hit hard by the polio virus may develop a more severe case of PPS with a greater loss of muscle function, difficulty in swallowing, and more periods of fatigue. More than 300,000 polio survivors in the United States may be at risk for PPS. Doctors are unable to establish a firm incidence rate, but they estimate that the condition affects 25 percent of these survivors.

45. SAPP Online Information on polio, postpolio syndrome, diagnosis, treatment, biographies, links to other resources, and equipment for the disabled. http://freenet.sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca/health/polio/

Saskatchewan Awareness of Post Polio Society Inc. Thanks for visiting our site. We have moved to a new home. Click on the link below to enter the website. While you are there, be sure to update your bookmark or link with our new location. Click this icon to go to the new Sapp Online!!!

46. NINDS Forwarding Page postpolio syndrome information page compiled by NINDS, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/post_polio_short.htm

NINDS has redesigned its website and the URL for the page you were seeking has changed. The new URL for this page is /disorders/post_polio/post_polio.htm . Please update your bookmark to this page. You will be automatically taken to this page in 5 seconds, or you can click the link to go there now.

47. Medical References: Post-Polio Syndrome Years after surviving a potentially life threatening polio infection, some survivors find themselves facing the lingering health problems known as http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1284.asp

View All Chapters Find Your Local Chapter September 9, 2005 Select one Folic Acid Pregnancy Prenatal Screening Infections/Diseases Loss Concerns Newborn Information Birth Defects Polio Genetics Research Funding Perinatal Statistics Medical References Continuing Education ... Prematurity Quick Reference and Fact Sheets Post-Polio Syndrome Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is a disorder of the nervous system that affects many people who had poliomyelitis many years earlier. Polio (short for poliomyelitis, long ago called infantile paralysis) is a viral disease that disabled or killed thousands of people, predominately children and young adults, each year in the United States and countless others worldwide during the first half of this century. Thanks to the Salk vaccine, and soon afterward the Sabin oral vaccine, both developed four decades ago with funding from the March of Dimes, natural polio infections have been eliminated from the Americas for the past two decades. However, many survivors of past polio epidemics are developing new problems. What are the symptoms of PPS?

48. Polio Offers information, inspiration, ideas and resources to help you understand polio and postpolio syndrome, and to confidently manage life with it. http://www.polionet.org/

p olio e xperience n etwork About Post-Polio Syndrome For Students! Resources for your research paper Our Own Stories (some funny, some inspirational experiences of living with polio and PPS) Futures Unlimited, Inc. - "Offering hope for improvement - a treatment that works ." Resource Links: Polio Places, People and Forums on the Internet "P.E.N i n ... " newsletter (a wide variety of post-polio resources) Where Can I Find a Support Group? Meeting s for your support group Polio Vaccine ... Your comments Post-polio syndrome - the new challenge of an old disease. Polio Experience Network offers information, inspiration, ideas and resources to help you understand polio and post-polio syndrome, and to confidently manage life with it. Or to help a loved one cope with the effects of polio. We also offer resources for students doing research on the disease. We even have some links about disability in general. Browse - we should have something to help. Search Our Website: Search polionet.org

49. Lincolnshire Post-Polio Network - Main Gate To Polio And Post-Polio Information A brief but concise overview of postpolio syndrome. For an overview of medical terminology used to describe post-polio conditions see Terminology, http://www.ott.zynet.co.uk/polio/lincolnshire/

The core of this site is an online library of well over one hundred full text articles on Post-Polio conditions, many from peer reviewed medical journals. The library is catalogued to assist reading. A categorised directory of Polio resources is also provided with every entry having a description. The bi-monthly LincPIN Post-Polio information newsletters are available in the Networking section. Information Helpline (Phone) If busy or unattended, automatically switches to voicemail where you can leave your message and contact details. Reception Detailed Site Guide Information Helpline (Email) info@lincolnshirepostpolio.org.uk Networking The Library The Directory Information about us including online copies of all our Newsletters, our World-Wide Conference and Seminar Diary and how to become a member. Over one hundred Polio and Post-Polio articles online. Fully catalogued. All articles are full text versions, not abstracts. Comprehensive catalogue of Polio and Post-Polio resources on the Internet and elsewhere.

50. Lincolnshire Post-Polio Library [Post-Polio Syndrome] Lincolnshire postpolio Library post-polio syndrome Decades after recovering much of their muscular strength, survivors of paralytic polio are reporting http://www.ott.zynet.co.uk/polio/lincolnshire/library/halstead/sciampps.html

Post-Polio Syndrome Lauro S. Halstead Scientific American April 1998 Vol 278 Number 4:36-41 Lincolnshire Post-Polio Library copy by kind permission of Dr. Halstead and Scientific American http://www.sciam.com/ Decades after recovering much of their muscular strength, survivors of paralytic polio are reporting unexpected fatigue, pain and weakness. The cause appears to be degeneration of motor neurons. In the first half of the 20th century, the scourge of paralytic poliomyelitis seemed unstoppable. A major polio epidemic hit the New York area in 1916, and in the following decades the epidemics grew in size and became more deadly. The epidemic of 1952, for instance, affected more than 50,000 Americans and had a mortality rate of about 12 percent. It is difficult to realize today the extent of the fear and panic that gripped the public. Polio haunted everyone: families stayed at home; swimming pools were closed; public events were canceled. Children in particular were at risk. With the introduction of Jonas E. Salk's injected killed-virus polio vaccine in 1955 and Albert B. Sabin's oral live-virus vaccine six years later, the epidemics were brought to an end. By the mid-1960s the number of new polio cases dropped to an average of 20 a year. Polio had been vanquished. Or so it seemed. For the average American, polio no longer meant a disease but a vaccine. Medically, polio came to be regarded as a static, nonprogressive neurological disorder. It was believed that after rehabilitation and reeducation most survivors could reach a plateau of neurological and functional stability that would last more or less indefinitelyand that is where our understanding of polio as a chronic disease remained until fairly recently.

51. Post-polio Syndrome - MayoClinic.com Some people who ve had polio may experience effects of the illness decades later, including new muscle weakness and fatigue, as a condition called http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00494

52. Welcome To The Post-Polio Resource Group Formed by polio survivors to provide information and support to polio survivors and their families and to educate the medical community and the general public about postpolio syndrome (PPS). http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/4760/

polio post-polio disability pain weakness polio post-polio disability pain weakness polio post-polio disability pain weakness polio post-polio disability pain weakness Welcome! Since the Post-Polio Resource Group was founded in 1985, our mission has been to inform and transform the lives of polio survivors with regard to our medical, emotional, social, spiritual, and other life needs - especially as we experience the new and debilitating symptoms of Post-Polio Syndrome. Enter PPRG Home Page Click on the headline below to read a current news article that mentions polio. Don't forget to bookmark this page first (add to you favorites) so you can return to the PPRG web site. Please let other polio survivors and their loved ones know about us. We're all in this together. PPRG web site has been online since May 1, 1997 The pop-up advertisements were placed there by our web site host, Yahoo! GeoCities, to help pay for the cost of providing a home for our web site. Their presence on our web pages does not mean the PPRG endorses any advertised product or service. This page hosted by Yahoo! GeoCities. Get your own

53. Post-Polio Syndrome - Health And Medical Information Produced By Doctors - Medic Doctorproduced health and medical information written for you to make informed decisions about your health concerns. http://www.medicinenet.com/post-polio_syndrome/article.htm

document.writeln(''); MedicineNet Home > Post-Polio Syndrome search help Printer-Friendly Format FREE Newsletters Email to a Friend ... Next Post-Polio Syndrome What is post-polio syndrome (PPS)? How prevalent is PPS? What are the symptoms of PPS? How does PPS start? ... Post-polio syndrome (PPS) At A Glance What is post-polio syndrome (PPS)? PPS is a constellation of symptoms and signs that appear from 20 to 40 years after the initial polio infection and at least 10 years after what was once thought to be the "recovery" from polio. How prevalent is PPS? It is estimated that 1.63 million Americans were struck by polio in the epidemics of the 1940's, 50's, and early 60's and that 440,000 of the survivors have suffered and continue to suffer the effects of PPS. What are the symptoms of PPS? The typical features of PPS include unaccustomed weakness, muscle and generalized fatigue, pain, breathing and/or swallowing difficulties, sleep disorders, muscle twitching (fasciculations), and gastrointestinal problems. The muscle problems in PPS can occur in previously-affected muscles or in muscles that were previously thought not to be affected by the initial polio illness. How does PPS start?

54. Post-polio Syndrome Physicians, medical students, and patients can get information about the diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases and disorders. http://ucneurology.uchicago.edu/Neurological_Disorders/NeuroMuscular/Postpolio_s

Not recognized until recently, post-polio syndrome can develop two to three decades after the initial attack of paralytic polio. University of Chicago investigators have played an important role in defining this syndrome and identifying helpful treatments. Symptoms People who had experienced polio years before may develop new weaknesses, joint problems, fatigue and muscle atrophy. These problems may be severe enough to interfere with normal daily activities. Diagnosis Physicians conduct a thorough physical examination to rule out other disorders that can cause similar symptoms. Patients may have an electromyogram/nerve conduction test, imaging studies and various blood tests. Treatment Patients with post-polio syndrome receive treatment in the University of Chicago Hospitals' ALS/MDA clinic, which is one of the oldest, most experienced programs of this type in the country. Some of the treatments involve counseling for lifestyle adjustments or drugs for symptomatic improvement in pain and fatigue. Patients benefit from the resources of a multidisciplinary team that includes neurologists, orthopaedic surgeons, specialists in orthotics, physical therapists, social workers and others. U of C Research in Post-Polio Syndrome Physicians here are involved in research aimed at finding new ways to treat post-polio syndrome.

55. Post-Polio Syndrome Related Calendar Of Events: Conferences, Seminars, Get-ToGet Calendar of noncommercial events concerning post-polio syndrome. http://www.skally.net/ppsc/event.html

Post-Polio Syndrome Related Calendar of Events: Conferences, Seminars, Get-ToGethers, Reunions, Etc. If you have information on a PPS related even please email scout@skally.net to submit it. These events will be listed by date, most recent first, and as soon as a date has passed, will be removed, in order to make this page as easy and fast to use as possible. NOTE: we will NOT publicize commercial events ~ PPS EVENTS - PPS EVENTS - PPS EVENTS - PPS EVENTS - PPS EVENTS ~ MAPS: find your way around or to these cities! Currency Exchange Rates Table Michigan Polio Network 's 20th Anniversary Education Conference August 19-20, 2005 At the Best Western Midway in Lansing, Michigan. 20th Anniversary Education Conference. Hosted by the Michigan Polio Network. Keynote Speaker: Fred M. Maynard, MD,Founding Board Member of the Michigan Polio Network, Inc., Post-Polio Health International Board President, and Director of the post-polio clinic at U.P. Rehabilitation Medicine Associates in Marquette, Michigan, and the guest speaker is Sunny Roller, MA, leader of Post-Polio Connection, Ann Arbor. For more information, contact Barbara Oniszczak, Michigan Polio Network (989-739-4065 or bufflogal@charter.net

56. AAPM&R - Post-Polio Syndrome postpolio syndrome. While polio has virtually been eradicated in the United States, post-polio syndrome appears in people who had paralytic polio and a http://www.aapmr.org/condtreat/other/postpolio.htm

Search Entire Site Member Center PASSOR Practice Issues Legislative/Business/Clinical Annual Assembly Medical Education Industry Opportunities What is a Physiatrist? Providing quality care Legislative, Business and Clinical Practice Issues Annual Assembly ... Other Conditions Post-Polio Syndrome While polio has virtually been eradicated in the United States, results from the disease still affect some 60 percent of the 640,000 survivors of paralytic polio. Post-polio syndrome appears in people who had paralytic polio and a residual loss of motor neurons. After a period of recovery, usually 15 years or longer, the patient begins to experience fatigue, muscle weakness, and possibly pain. These symptoms, when not attributable to other diseases, can signal post-polio syndrome. Site Map Contact Us

57. Postpolio Syndrome postpolio syndrome (PPS) is a condition which strikes survivors of the disease Prognosis for patients with post-polio syndrome is relatively good. http://www.chclibrary.org/micromed/00061510.html

Main Search Index Definition Description Causes ... Resources Postpolio syndrome Definition Post- polio syndrome (PPS) is a condition which strikes survivors of the disease polio. PPS occurs about 20-30 years after the original bout with polio, and causes slow but progressive weakening of muscles. Description Polio is a disease caused by the poliovirus. It most commonly infects younger children, although it can also infect older children and adults. About 90% of people infected by poliovirus develop only a mild case or no illness at all. However, infected people can continue to spread the virus to others. In its most severe form polio causes paralysis of the muscles of the legs, arms, and respiratory system. About 1% of all people infected with poliovirus develop the actual disease known as polio. In these cases, the virus (which enters the person's body through the mouth) multiplies rapidly within the intestine. The viruses then invade into the nearby lymphatic system. Eventually, poliovirus enters the bloodstream, which allows it to gain access to the central nervous system or CNS (the brain and spinal cord). The virus may actually infect a nerve elsewhere in the body, and then spread along that nerve to enter the brain. The major illness associated with poliovirus often follows a mild illness which has symptoms of fever , nausea, and vomiting. However, after a symptom-free interval of several days, the patient who is on the way to a major illness develops new symptoms such as

58. The International Post-Polio Centre For Education And Research postpolio Sequelae (PPS, post-polio syndrome, The Late Effects of poliomyelitis) are the unexpected and often disabling symptoms overwhelming fatigue, http://www.englewoodhospital.com/PostPolio/

The Post-Polio Letter The Post-Polio Institute Relaxation Recording for Polio Survivors Listen to the Post-Polio Institute The Polio Paradox ... FastCounter by bCentral Pulse aqui para Español Hier klicken für Deutsch Cliquez ici pour Francais Clique aqui para o Portugues THE POST-POLIO LETTER Dr. Richard L. Bruno Chairperson, International Post-Polio Task Force Director, The Post-Polio Institute The International Centre for Post-Polio Education and Research Englewood (NJ) Hospital and Medical Center, USA WHAT ARE POST-POLIO SEQUELAE? Post-Polio Sequelae (PPS, Post-Polio Syndrome, The Late Effects of Poliomyelitis) are the unexpected and often disabling symptoms overwhelming fatigue, muscle weakness, muscle and joint pain, sleep disorders, heightened sensitivity to anesthesia, cold and pain, as well as difficulty swallowing and breathing that occur about 35 years after the poliovirus attack in 75% of paralytic and 40% of ''non-paralytic'' polio survivors. There are about 2 million North American polio survivors and 20 million polio survivors worldwide. The existence of PPS has been verified by articles in many medical journals, including The Journal of the American Medical Association, the American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and The New England Journal of Medicine.

59. InteliHealth: Post-polio Syndrome InteliHealth Featuring Harvard Medical School s consumer health information. For more than 550 diseases and conditions, learn What Is It?, Symptoms, http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/9617.html

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60. Post-Polio Health International:  Post-Polio Task Force postpolio syndrome A New Challenge for the Survivors of polio. Information adapted from a CD-ROM program developed for physicians and patient education http://www.post-polio.org/task/

Post-Polio Task Force Although disbanded in 1999 because the research was concluded, the information that was developed for this section of the PHI website remains relevant to this date. For updated information regarding the late effects of polio, visit Post-Polio Health International Post-Polio Health International International Ventilator Users Network Post-Polio Health International ... Education Explore information for polio survivors, home mechanical ventilator users, families, and health professionals Post-Polio Health (formerly Polio Network News Past issues of Polio Network News Handbook on the Late Effects of Poliomyelitis for Physicians and Survivors ... Research Learn about PHI's Research Grant and opportunities to participate in research Advocacy Investigate current issues related to the rights of people with disabilities Networking Connect at meetings/ conferences; receive

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