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Ranked No. 1 by U.S. News & World Report for 35th 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 35th consecutive year. It remains the only hospital of any kind to hold this distinction, and has been ranked the No. 1 rehabilitation hospital every year since 1991.

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If You Fall, Reading This Story Might Help Ensure You’ll Get Up

After a life saving brain surgery, Christine Bowers is walks on the KineAssist MX, which allows people freedom of motion but catches them if they stumble.

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Developing Solutions to Real Life Challenges

AbilityLab team members participated in the Makeathon, a 72-hour marathon where a product is designed sharing physical solutions to real life challenges.

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Standing Wheelchair from the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

New Wheelchair Lets Users Move While Standing Up or Sitting Down

The engineers at Center for Bionic Medicine in AbilityLab have created the first manual wheelchair that allows users to move while in both standing and seated.

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2025 Pediatric Summer Camps

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is offering several pediatric summer camps. They will have fun activities and each will have an area of focus: speech, feeding, gait and upper extremity function.

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Congratulations to our Nurses Week Award Winners & Nominees

This week the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab celebrated our nurses for providing exceptional care to patients day in and day out.

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After Being Paralyzed from the Waist Down, Man Walks Again

After opening his eyes, Thomas noticed he could move his legs. “I realized I was hurt very badly. I looked down at my legs and I couldn’t feel them.”

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Photo of Tural Erel by Brian O'Mahoney of the Pioneer Press

Swimmer Learns to Walk Again after Beach Accident

After a diving accident at the beach, Tural was admitted to RIC where we went through the frustrations of therapy couple with "crazy and happy moments."

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Role Model

A new research hospital in Chicago places clinicians, researchers, and patients in shared spaces to innovate and drive outcomes.

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When Survivors Are Hurting: Understanding Post-Stroke Pain

Dr. Harvey speaks with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association about pain most commonly associated with recovery from a stroke.

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Dr. Rick Lieber Discusses the Future on RehabCast

Join Dr. Richard Lieber and RehabCast's host Dr. Ford Vox as they dig into potential NIH cuts, the future of robotics and more on this PM&R focused podcast.

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