Our support group is for ALL persons that have been affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and motor neuron disease. This includes people afflicted with motor neuron disease, their friends, families, and loved ones. ALSforums is a community where you can ask questions, discuss concerns, voice your thoughts and experiences.

Our PLS forums are available to individuals affected by primary lateral sclerosis. The PLS support group is for PLS or disease related information, treatments, tips, caregiver and patient discussions.

This forum, inspired by the member jellycat, is for caregivers of people with ALS, both past and present.

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), or feeding tube, is an essential element of care when ALS has progressed to the point where it interferes with a person’s ability to swallow food and fluids. A feeding tube can reduce the stress and exhaustion of trying to swallow when swallowing becomes too difficult.

Please use this support forum for conversations relating to progressive bulbar palsy. Progressive bulbar palsy is a form of ALS that primarily affects both upper and lower motor neurons, but primarily motor neurons involved with controlling muscles in the neck, face, tongue and throat. Individuals diagnosed with PBP most frequently have difficulties with speech and swallowing.

Please use this support forum for conversations relating to progressive muscular atrophy (PMA). Patients with PMA often survive longer than patients with ALS and in some cases symptoms can be restricted to the arms or legs for a long time before spreading elsewhere in the body.

Multifocal motor neuropathy is a progressive muscle disorder characterized by muscle weakness in the hands and differences from one side of the body to the other; affecting men much more often than women. Symptoms also include muscle wasting, cramping, and involuntary contractions or twitching of the leg muscles. MMN is mistaken for amyotrophic laterial sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease) but unlike ALS, it is treatable. Early accurate diagnosis provides patients the ability recover quickly.

This forum is for off topic conversations, stories, and other unrelated ALS topics of interest.

Please use this section of the forum if you are a new user, we'd love to have the opportunity to say hello. Post a quick greeting in the "Welcome New Members" forum. If you have feeback about the website, the forums, or the content, please post it in the "Problems/Bugs" forum.

This forum is intended for Fibromyalgia support, Fibromyalgia tips, sufferers of chronic fatigue and chronic pain.

This forum is intended for Lyme disease support and tips.