41. Polio And Post-Polio Syndrome - Learn More From MedlinePlus Find the latest news stories, overviews, research and more on polio and postpolio syndrome from MedlinePlus, the National Library of Medicine's consumer health site. http://rdre1.inktomi.com/click?u=http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/polioandpost

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

PolioEcho, Inc of Arizona Serving AZ Polio Survivors since 1985 We are Polio Survivors with needs just like other Polio Survivors. Polio Echo, Inc.- a tax exempt, non profit organization certified under United Way and supported by Easter Seal Society of Arizona and Arizona Chapter of March of Dimes - strives to service these needs by offering information, services, equipment and "support" by professionals and most importantly, by those who are walking in your shoes! Chapters meet monthly, General Membership meetings are held bi-annually.. To subscribe to the Polio Echo Newsletter E-mail the Treasurer Ed Crawford at: janwec94@earthlink.net Read on to learn about us and how we can assist YOU! We have a lot of fun along with doing a lot of good. What We Have to Offer Besides having meetings featuring guest speakers who keep us informed, we have a bi-monthly newsletter called " Polio Echo News " , an Assistive Equipment Loan program, a library full of informative books and videos, a message line to call for questions you may have, informational packets on Post-Polio, and get-togethers such as parties and field trips. The information on this site is not to be considered as medical advice. It is posted merely as informational and the user should always consult their physician prior to trying any suggestions gleaned from this site and/or any of its web links.

43. Lincolnshire Post-Polio Network - Main Gate To Polio And Post-Polio Information Short news items, with a postpolio element, gleaned from here, there and everywhere , A brief but concise overview of post-polio syndrome. 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.

44. 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.

45. 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.

46. 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!!!

47. 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.

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

View All Chapters Find Your Local Chapter June 2, 2004 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?

49. Mazzy's Castle Life as a polio survivor, and facing disability a second time with postpolio syndrome. http://www.ppsweb.net/mazzy/

50. Post-Polio Syndrome, Recently Published Medical Articles postpolio syndrome Recently Published Medical Articles. This is a list of medical articles on post-polio syndrome published from 1990 to 4/01/2004. http://my.execpc.com/~epwoll/medindx.html

Post-Polio Syndrome Recently Published Medical Articles Updated 4/01/2004 This is a list of medical articles on Post-Polio Syndrome published from 1990 to 4/01/2004. The list is representative though not necessarily exhaustive. I've accumulated the list over the last few years through accesses to Medline via Grateful Med and PubMed . I was advised that it would be acceptable to repost this information as long as I deleted the article abstracts, which I have done. Abstracts are available for most articles by following the article number links back to PubMed. The intent is simply to provide information on PPS to those who need it. As far as the list itself is concerned the abbreviations are: TI - Title of article. AU - Author(s) of article. RF - Indicates a Review Article that contains many other References. AD - Address of author(s) or where research was done. URLS- Links to online versions of the articles. SO - Journal where published. UI or PMID - The Medline or PubMed number of the article (linked back to PubMed abstract) The articles themselves are not on this site. They are available in the specific journals listed in the SO entry line, and should be available in most medical libraries. Full text for some of the articles is available by following the URL links, or via additional links available with the abstract at PubMed. Most of the articles are also available by mail through the

51. 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 Conferences and other Announcements ... 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

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. Greater Boston Post-Polio Association Support and selected resources for polio survivors now experiencing the effects of postpolio syndrome, plus information on several Massachusetts PPS support groups. http://gbppa.org

Welcome to the website of the Greater Boston Post-Polio Association! Rather than inundate you with a library of thousands of documents, we take a more selective approach to make it easy for you to find the most important and useful resources available. Many of the items here, such as our member-written articles, Positive Personal Solutions column and resource list originate with the GBPPA and will be found in few other places. We will be continuously adding to this site, so we hope that you'll visit often, and that you will find information here that will make coping with post-polio syndrome a little easier. Please read our Last Updated: May 26, 2004 Recent Updates and Additions 5-6-03 - Updated meeting notices and updated Resource List . Added new member-written article, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Post-Polio Syndrome , by Allen C. Hill. Added new medical article, Changing Your Life by Conserving Energy , by Mavis J. Matheson, MD. 8-17-03 - Updated Resource List 10-20-03 - Updated meeting notices, added new "Personal Experiences" article section with its first article

54. Post-Polio Syndrome - Health And Medical Information: Diseases And Conditions, M MedicineNet Home Diseases Conditions AZ List postpolio syndrome. Advanced Search. function. post-polio syndrome At A Glance. post http://www.medicinenet.com/Post-Polio_Syndrome/article.htm

MedicineNet Home > Post-Polio Syndrome Advanced Search Printer-Friendly Format Add to Favorites Email to a Friend ... Next page Post-Polio Syndrome What is post-polio syndrome (PPS)? How prevalent is PPS? What are the symptoms of PPS? How does PPS start? ... How is PPS treated? 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?

55. Post-Polio Syndrome: Overview OVERVIEW. This case is appropriate for physical therapists, physicians, psychologists, occupational therapists, orthotists, nutritionists http://www.vhct.org/case399/index.shtml

OVERVIEW This case is appropriate for physical therapists, physicians, psychologists, occupational therapists, orthotists, nutritionists, speech and language pathologists, social workers, respiratory therapists, and those in similar areas. Continuing Education Units 1 CEU credit from the University of Missouri is available for taking this case and successfully completing an 8-question examination. The cost is $15.00. Register at our secure server; you will need your credit card. Table of Contents Introduction Opening Viewpoints Patient Presents History ... Next: Introduction Author: Sandy Matsuda , PhD, OTR/L, is Clinical Instructor, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health Professions, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211. Permission to use this case in your class Revised January 28, 2002 Contact us (We do not give medical advice.) An equal opportunity/ADA institution

56. 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 Eddie Bollenbach to Speak on June 5, 2004 Who: The Polio Outreach of Connecticut will sponsor a presentation by Professor Emeritus Edward Bollenbach. The subject matter will shed light on what is known about the microscopic changes to nerves and muscles in people who have Post-Polio Syndrome. Professor Bollenbach collaborated with Marcia Falconer, Ph.D., in which they surveyed 415 polio survivors. The results of the survey shed light about the cause of those microscopic changes. What: This lecture is titled, "Do Old Polio Viral Fragments Contribute to Post-Polio Syndrome?" The speaker, Professor Bollenbach, is himself a polio survivor, as well as a highly respected researcher, writer, and speaker. Complimentary refreshments will follow the presentation.

57. FAQs About Post-Polio Syndrome OK, polio is licked, isn t it? So what is postpolio syndrome? polio infections contagious. What can I do about pain from post-polio syndrome? Here http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/4760/pprg_faq.html

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (For even More Frequently Asked Questions click here) I don't know anything about polio. What is it anyhow? "During the first half of the 20th century, the grim terror of crippling polio epidemics regularly, though randomly, swept across the United States and Canada (and most of the industrialized world) with increasing ferocity, suddenly leaving large numbers of otherwise healthy children, and adults, permanently disabled, or dead due to paralysis of their breathing muscles." So writes Dr. Christopher J. Rutty, Ph.D. for Health Heritage Research Services. After you finish here, read his brief, but thorough article for more information. http://www.gene.com/AE/arc/polio.html http://www.healthanswers.com/database/ami/converted/001402.html OK, polio is licked, isn't it? So what is Post-Polio Syndrome? Polio infections may soon end (though there is still some question about possible new epidemics developing from "wild" polio virus loose in the environment if vaccinations are ever abandoned.) Post-Polio Syndrome (PPS) occurs about 25 to 30 years after the original polio illness, when polio survivors experience new symptoms of weakness, pain, pathological fatigue, additional paralysis, and breathing and swallowing problems. These symptoms are caused by a gradual wearing out of already weakened and damaged nerve cells and may appear even in those polio survivors who had apparently made a complete recovery from the original polio and were not left paralyzed. PPS is not caused by an active virus and is not contagious.

58. Esmerel's Polio And Post-Polio Syndrome Resources polio and postpolio syndrome Resources. This page is for disability resources that are dedicated to polio and post-polio syndrome. http://www.esmerel.org/specific/polio.htm

Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome Resources (Courtesy of Esmerel: Home of Unicorn Quest : The Kids' Typing Tutor Game for One or Two Hands ) Welcome to another part of Esmerel's Collection of Disability Resources. This page is for disability resources that are dedicated to polio and post-polio syndrome. If you know of any other resources or have suggestions, please email Heather. Easter Seals Colorado Post Polio Information Internet Post-Polio Resources Internet Post-Polio Resources ... Post-Polio Awareness and Support Society It was formed to provide a support network for all polio survivors. Post Polio Network of NSW Inc. Directory Post Polio Resource Group of Southeast Wisconsin Post Polio Ring of Hope Polio Support Groups ... Back to the Disabled Directory This page is maintained by Heather Last updated: December 8, 2000

59. AAPM&R - Post-Polio Syndrome postpolio syndrome. While post-polio syndrome appears in people who had paralytic polio and a residual loss of motor neurons. After http://www.aapmr.org/condtreat/other/postpolio.htm

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 Member Center One IBM Plaza, Suite 2500, Chicago, IL 60611-3604 Search Entire Site Member Center PASSOR Practice Issues (Legislative/Business/Clinical) Annual Assembly Medical Education Industry Opportunities

60. UAB Health System | Post-Polio Syndrome postpolio syndrome. Dear Doctor Column, April 7, 2003. The severity of post-polio syndrome depends on how seriously you were affected by the first polio attack. http://www.health.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=61523&site=734&return=18687

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