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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Adaptive Sports Program Featured on WBEZ Chicago

A recent segment on WBEZ-FM, Chicago’s NPR affiliate, highlighted Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s thriving adaptive sports program — Chicago’s most comprehensive, which offers year-round competitive and recreational sports opportunities for youth and adults living with a physical impairment.

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Jared

Jared’s Athletic Return: Propelling Forward After Limb Loss

Jared B. was 19 years old when his left leg was amputated as a result of a rare type of bone cancer. After a below-knee amputation, Jared came to Shirley Ryan AbilityLab for outpatient physical therapy.

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Little League

Little League Elbow & Shoulder: Warning Signs & Recovery Tips

We offer information about both conditions, common risk factors, when to seek medical attention and — importantly — when outpatient physical therapy can help someone prevent or recover from an injury.

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Michelle

‘I Am Determined’: Tenacity Defines Michelle’s Journey After Brain Surgeries & Aphasia

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Richard Harvey, MD

Richard Harvey, MD, Reflects on Three-Decade Career at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Richard Harvey, MD, is retiring after more than 30 years with Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. He is the David W. Trott Clinical Chair of The John and Kathy Schreiber Brain Innovation Center at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, as well as the Wesley and Suzanne Dixon Stroke Chair for Stroke Rehabilitation Research.

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Brenna Argall, PhD

New Tech Helps Power Apple Vision Pro Wheelchair-Control Feature

• Brenna Argall, PhD, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Northwestern University research scientist, develops new accessibility feature that enables users to drive powered wheelchairs with their eyes.

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aphasia research

Measuring Brain Activity of Patients With Aphasia During Therapy

Researchers at the Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab hope to find new ways to personalize treatment and improve outcomes for people with aphasia — using a non-invasive neuroimaging technique to discover how the brain responds during therapy.

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U.S. Soccer Adaptive Training Camp Medical Support Group

Meet the Clinicians Supporting U.S. Soccer Adaptive Training Camp Athletes

In May, the U.S. Soccer Federation hosted ADAPTandTHRIVE, a training camp for several national adaptive soccer teams — and four Shirley Ryan AbilityLab clinicians served as members of those teams’ medical staffs!

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walking on treadmill

First-of-Its-Kind Exoskeleton Therapy Could Redefine How Stroke Survivors Relearn to Walk

A first-of-its kind study led by scientists from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Northwestern University utilized lower-limb exoskeletons to facilitate therapist-patient interaction during functional tasks.

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Wesley

Meet Wesley: ABC 7 Chicago Features Teen Patient Recovering From Spinal Stroke

ABC 7 Chicago recently featured Shirley Ryan AbilityLab patient Wesley F., a 15-year-old who experienced a rare spinal stroke that caused paralysis. The segment highlights Wesley’s determination, the support of his family and community, and the intensive inpatient rehabilitation he is undergoing at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.

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Kellan

Kellan’s Story: Teenage Tennis Player Rallies Back After Stroke

Kellan went in for a typical teenage rite of passage — a routine wisdom tooth extraction — he experienced a serious hemorrhagic stroke during the procedure.

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Cecil

Meet Cecil: CBS Chicago Features Patient Navigating ALS Head-On

CBS Chicago recently featured Shirley Ryan AbilityLab patient Cecil P. for a segment about how he is navigating ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control the ability to move, walk and talk.

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