#1 for 36
Consecutive Years
Providing exceptional care for more stroke, spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury patients than anywhere else in the USA.
How Can We Help?
Patients from around the world choose us for acute rehabilitation. Our hospital is designed to treat the whole patient – physically and mentally.See all the Conditions & Services.
What Sets Us Apart?
Choosing the right rehabilitation partner is vital to achieving your best outcome.
Why Choose Us?
Our new research hospital serves our patients in ways that are unprecedented in medicine.
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We treat more patients for stroke, spinal cord injury and brain injury than any other rehabilitation hospital.
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Our patients report better functional improvements for self-care and mobility than the national average.
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Over 50% of our therapists have advanced certifications beyond their Master’s and PhD’s.
Patient Stories
At Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, you’ll become part of a thriving medical-research community that will champion and celebrate your successes. We’ll help you achieve your best outcome, faster.
Clinical Trials
Research fuels our passion and informs our patient care. See if you quality for one of our studies.
Accepting Patients
Evaluation of Powered Prosthesis for use with Transfemoral Osseointegration Recipients
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the benefits of osseointegration (OI) on functional, biomechanical, and metabolic outcomes as well as user satisfaction and powered prosthesis control for individuals with a transfemoral amputation who receive target muscle reinnervation (TMR) and OI surgery.
Accepting Patients
Modulating stimuli intensity to improve clinical outcomes in aphasia treatment
We are conducting a research study that will help us understand how to better schedule speech and language therapy. The therapy can be done from home on either your personal computer or laptop that we will lend to you.
Accepting Patients
Improving Adherence to Spinal Cord Injury Exercise Guidelines Using Smartphone-Based Technology and E-coaching: A Proof-of-Concept SMART-Design Study
Trial of an SCI-specific smartphone exercise app for a 2-week period and providing feedback.
Accepting Patients
Knee Osteoarthritis and Walking Exercise Research
Accepting Patients
Understanding Self-stigma & Career Development Among Youth with Spinal Cord Injury
Researchers from Northwestern University are conducting virtual focus groups with youth with spinal cord injury.
Latest News
New Research Shows How Ultrasound Can Improve Assessment of Spasticity After Stroke
Today, two of the most commonly used measures of spasticity in patients after stroke are the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) and Tardieu Scale. However, as subjective assessments, the MAS and Tardieu Scale have a limitation: They may not capture the sort of subtle differences in how easily each patient’s stretch reflex is triggered, limiting their ability to support individualized rehabilitation planning.
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Ranked No. 1 by U.S. News & World Report for 36th Consecutive Year
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab again has been recognized as the national leader in rehabilitation, topping the U.S. News & World Report list for the 36th consecutive year. It has been ranked the No. 1 rehabilitation hospital annually since 1991 and remains the only hospital of any kind to hold this distinction.