Famous People with PPS
Symptoms
Treatment
General Information
Potpourri
100
The director of The Godfather and Peggy Sue Got Married
Who is Francis Ford Coppola
100
This is discomfort due to loss of normal function in the joints
What is pain due to joint degeneration
100
Physician, OT, PT, Orthotist, Social worker, and Respiratory Therapist
Who are potential members of a rehab team for a client with PPS
100
The poliovirus
What causes poliomyelitis
100
Jonas Salk
Who invented the polio vaccine
200
This Canadian singer released her album "Blue" in 1971
Who is Joni Mitchell
200
Wasting away or loss of muscle mass
What is muscle atrophy
200
This team member would address swallowing impairments
Who is the speech language pathologist
200
20-40%
What is the percentage of polio survivors that develop PPS
200
15-30 years
What is how long after the initial infection do post-polio symptoms develop
300
This professional golfer is nicknamed "The Golden Bear"
Who is Jack Nicklaus
300
Curvature of the spine
What is scoliosis
300
This mental health condition is higher in clients with PPS versus the general population, and must be addressed along with the other symptoms
What is depression
300
Clinical information, physical examination, and medical history (note: no laboratory tests!)
What is how PPS is diagnosed
300
Direct person-to-person contact, contact with infected mucus from the nose or mouth, or contact with infected feces
What is how the poliovirus is spread
400
He co-wrote the screenplay for "2001: A Space Odyssey" and along with Robert A. Heinlein and Isaac Asimov was known as "The Big Three" of science fiction.
Who is Sir Arthur C. Clarke
400
Tiredness, either all over or in a particular location
What is general and muscle fatigue
400
Intravenous immunoglobulin, Xepol, Modafinil, and Piracetam
What are medications that have been tested for treating PPS symtoms
400
Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan
What are the only three countries today that are polio-endemic
400
99%
What is the percentage that polio cases have decreased since 1988 (World Health Organization)
500
This civil rights activist was the fastest woman in the world in the 1960s
Who is Wilma Rudolph
500
PPS symtoms, if they occur, will only be present in this population
Who are people who had polio
500
Home modifications, assistive devices, sleep/rest hygiene, and energy conservation
What are treatment interventions for an OT working with a client with PPS
500
Nerve cell damage
What is a leading theory on the cause of PPS
500
Predicting development of PPS, discovering medications for fatigue, and self-perception of impairment and disability.
What are areas of PPS research