AbilityLab Blog
See the latest news, updates and patient stories from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Ranked No. 1 by U.S. News & World Report for 34th Consecutive Year
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab again has been recognized as the national leader in physical medicine and rehabilitation, topping the U.S. News & World Report list for the 34th consecutive year. It remains the only hospital of any kind to hold this distinction.
Press Release
![Generic Background Image](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2016-11/blue.png?itok=JI3O1Ang)
Using a Mirror for Squat Exercises: Is There a Benefit?
Blog
![Ashley Nagy discovers new ways to deal with aphasia at AbilityLab](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2017-03/Nagy%20Patient%20Story%20Photo.jpg?itok=UcS5mrUT)
New Training has Loved Ones Helping Those Suffering from Aphasia
Patient Story
![Close up muscle fibers](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2017-02/A1-14-3%20ERCC-%20fMHC%2020x_0.png?itok=eKp2M9jK)
A Minimally Invasive Tool to Measure Muscle Impairment
Blog
![Ege Pradke, pediatric amputee, recovers at AbilityLab](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2017-02/Ega%20Patient%20Photo.jpg?itok=a-fQRXB2)
Boy Honored for Helping First Responders Save his Family
Patient Story
![Prakash Jayabalan helps a concussion patient on a gait track](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2017-02/Prakash%20Concussion.jpg?itok=ZgDzfl0g)
College Students Take Longer to Recover from a Concussion
Blog
![Patrick Halko recovers in our Strength and Endurance Lab](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2017-02/Patrick%20Photo.png?itok=_IOf5VS9)
Thankful to be Alive After Double-Lung Transplant
Patient Story
![Cole hugs his family while recovering from the SCI](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2017-02/Cole%20Header.png?itok=UQa9BSRX)
Father Beating the Odds After Life Changing Accident
Patient Story
Back to Life Following a Shoulder Replacement
Patient Story
![A high-resolution CT brain scan](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2017-02/TMRv2.jpg?itok=veI9FByd)
New Research Reveals the Brain’s Role in Mystical Experiences
News
![MRI images of a brain](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2017-02/Stroke98-edits.jpg?itok=eNsO_WNI)
When Punishment Doesn’t Fit the Crime
Blog
![Shirley Ryan speaks at ground breaking](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2017-02/Shirley%20Ryan.jpg?itok=ijrB6cYS)
Shirley Ryan Joins Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Board of Directors
Press Release
![Close up of human cells](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2017-02/A1-14-3%20ERCC-%20fMHC%2020x.png?itok=s9q4406S)
Scientist Receives Prestigious National Science Foundation Award
News