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Dr. Sangeeta Driver

Dr. Sangeeta Driver Promoted to Expanded Role as Section Chief, Brain Injury Medicine & Rehabilitation

Sangeeta Driver, MD, MPH, has been promoted to an expanded role as section chief, brain injury medicine and rehabilitation.

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Daniel Wright

Daniel Wright, RN, Appointed as Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Vice President, System Chief Nurse Executive

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab has appointed Daniel Wright, RN, as vice president, system chief nurse executive. As Shirley Ryan AbilityLab continues to expand its reach and impact, Daniel will strengthen the hospital’s culture of nursing excellence through innovation and outstanding clinical care.

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Mary Ellen Stoykov

New Wearable Wrist Device Marks Step Toward Personalized Stroke Rehabilitation

A team of researchers — including Shirley Ryan AbilityLab research scientist Mary Ellen Stoykov, PhD, OTR/L — has developed a wearable wrist device powered by a machine-learning algorithm that can continually track changes in arm movement impairment caused by stroke.

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Jim

Speech Therapy & Parkinson’s Conversation Group Helps Jim Rediscover Music

Jim said a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease (PD) when he was 56 “threw a wrench” in his ability to play music. PD is a neurodegenerative disorder in which individuals experience progressive symptoms such as tremors, stiffness, slowing of movement and balance issues.

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16th floor of Streeterville Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Completes $18M Expansion, Increases Access to Rehabilitation Care

At a special ribbon-cutting ceremony, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab leadership, staff and patients recently celebrated the opening of a newly constructed, state-of-the-art, 41,000-square-foot clinical space on the 16th floor of the Streeterville hospital — an $18 million investment designed to expand patient access to rehabilitation services.

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Karina Bouffard, MD, MPH

Pain Procedures Explained: Injections, Nerve Blocks & The Role of Rehabilitation

In this Q&A, Karina Bouffard, MD, MPH, an attending physician who is double board‑certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Pain Management Center, explains how pain procedures work and how an interdisciplinary approach helps patients restore function and reclaim meaningful activities.

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bionic arm

First U.S. Patient Reaches Major Milestone Toward a Bionic Arm Anchored to Bone, Nerves and Muscles

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, in partnership with Northwestern Medicine, University of Chicago and Integrum, is pioneering a first-of-its-kind clinical study that could redefine the future of upper-limb prosthetics

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tired woman

Renowned POTS Expert Authors Review Article in JAMA

Tae Hwan Chung, MD, physician-scientist at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, recently authored a review article in JAMA about postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS).

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Jake

Jake Charts a New Course After Brain Injury Through Adaptive Sailing

Altogether, Jake led a busy lifestyle and had a promising career ahead of him while living with Type 1 diabetes, until his health journey took a serious turn at age 27.

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Flora Hammond, MD

Pioneering Brain Injury Expert and Leading Voice in Rehabilitation Medicine Named New Chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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Justin

Justin’s Story: Finding Answers & Hope After FMD Diagnosis

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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.

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