Posts Tagged ‘post-polio syndrome’

Immunoglobulin Therapy Could Help with Post Polio Syndrome

Monday, June 9th, 2008

Post polio syndrome, or PPS, is a condition that baffled the medical community until recently. Patients arrived at their doctor’s offices complaining of stiff and sluggish muscles, breathing difficulties, and an overwhelming sense of fatigue. Unable to trace the symptoms to another disease, eventually a link was made to the polio virus. It seems that survivors of polio can experience physical problems decades after their initial battle with the disease.

Symptoms of post polio syndrome can appear quietly, seemingly without cause. Sometimes physical or emotional trauma will trigger the symptoms. However they to choose to … Read More