Because scientists are working on a variety of investigations, relief for individuals with PPS may not be too far away. Some researchers are searching for the polio virus, or mutated versions of it, in the body, because fragments have been found in some people's spinal fluid. Researchers who discovered inflammation around motor neurons in the muscle are trying to find out if this is due to a response from the immune system. Some researchers are studying the behavior of motor neurons many years after a polio attack, while others are looking at the mechanism of fatigue. But until a cure is found, survivors of polio and patients of PPS have to find other avenues to relieve their pain.
Exercise usually has natural health benefits for people, no matter what age or gender.
For patients with PPS, this may not be the case, and exercise may even worsen their condition, according to some doctors. These doctors believe that patients might wear out their muscles by overusing them, and according to Zingale, this might be true. Zingale reached his peak at age 22 by working hard through his surgeries and exercises. 20 years later, when he started suffering from PPS, he found he was no longer able to work through the disease. That level is the one at which the patient starts having discomfort or fatigue.