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Rethink your home exercise game: Five pieces of exercise equipment you didn’t know you had

Five pieces of exercise equipment you didn’t know you had.

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Gordon Quinn gets rehab after COVID-19

‘It’s one thing to survive the infection, but what’s next?’ Some COVID-19 patients need rehab to walk, talk and problem solve

Quinn, like many severely ill COVID-19 patients, found that surviving the disease was merely the first leg of the journey to overcoming it.

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Man uses tablet to access outpatient treatment plan

Moving less while sheltering in place? Here are five ways to increase your activity

While sheltering in place, we’ve all noted the numerous ways in which we’ve decreased our activity — gone are commutes, walks to grab lunch, hitting the gym, going to the playground with our kids, dinner at a local spot and the list continues.

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The Prosthetics and Orthotics Lab at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Using an Ultraflex Stretching AFO

The Ultraflex AFO is a unique device designed to provide a continuous muscle stretch to improve range of motion for functional activities.

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At home workout series from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

At Home Workout: Parkinson’s Amplitude-Based Training

This is an advanced group exercise class that utilizes high-intensity, multidirectional and repetitive movements to increase endurance, balance and functionality of everyday movements.

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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab therapist meets with patient over telehealth appointment

CBS Chicago: Amid Coronavirus Crisis, Physical Therapy Patients At Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Embrace Telehealth

During the COVID-19 pandemic, health care providers had to come up with new ways to see patients in need.

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The first wearable device to monitor COVID-19 symptoms

Monitoring COVID-19 from hospital to home: First wearable device continuously tracks symptoms

Our researchers have developed a novel wearable device and data algorithms specifically tailored to catch signs and symptoms associated with COVID-19 and to monitor patients as the illness progresses.

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Pain management center aquatics class

Chicago Pain Center’s Multidisciplinary Program Sees the Whole Patient, ‘Not Just a Back or Arm’

The AbilityLab Pain Management Center treats patients with a multitude of pain conditions, including low back, neck and arthritis pain, fibromyalgia and complex regional pain syndrome.

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At home workout series from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

At Home Workout: Boxing

This boxing routine is intended to work primarily on upper body strength and endurance, posture, coordination and balance. These exercises can be performed either sitting or standing.

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At Home Workouts with Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Adaptive Sports & Fitness Home Workouts

At home workout series by the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Adaptive Sports & Fitness team.

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Two Shirley Ryan AbilityLab employees at a computer

Telemedicine: What You Need to Know About Virtual Health Care in the Face of COVID-19

Connecting through telemedicine at home has big benefits during the pandemic.

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Therapist demonstrating correct push-up form

Check Your Form: Five Exercises You Can Do Without Equipment 

Right now, it’s so important to find ways to keep moving! This home workout requires no equipment, uses minimal space and targets your upper and lower body.

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