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Assistive Technology Device Predisposition Assessment
Area of Assessment
Activities of Daily LivingLife Participation
Functional Mobility
Quality of Life
Time
hours , May take an hour or longerAssessment Type
Patient Reported Outcomescost
$89.95Rehabilitation Measure
International Hip Outcome Tool
Area of Assessment
Activities of Daily LivingCoordination
Functional Mobility
Gait
Life Participation
Mental Health
Pain
Quality of Life
Seating
Strength
Stress & Coping
Time
minutesAssessment Type
Patient Reported Outcomescost
FreeRehabilitation Measure
Improving Control of Robotic Hand Prostheses
A computer algorithm can learn patterns and determine what movement the user intends to make. The user can thus control the prosthesis—and perform a variety of hand movements—just by attempting to make the desired movement.
Research Project
Intramuscular EMG Signal Processing
While surface electrodes are inexpensive and non-invasive, they are also prone to muscle cross talk—EMG signal contributions that originate from muscles but are not directly under the electrodes and electrode shift.
Research Project
Targeted Muscle Reinnervation
During TMR nerves in an amputee’s residual arm are transferred to target muscles that no longer perform a useful function because of the amputation.
Research Project
Innovative Limb Lengthener
Novel limb lengthener for persons with above-knee amputation
Research Project
Targeted Reinnervation for Below-Elbow Amputation
The objective of this study is to quantify the effect of TMR on persons with below-elbow amputation
Research Project
Manual Standing Wheelchair
Researchers at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab have designed the first-ever manual standing wheelchair that allows users to be mobile in both sitting and standing modes.
Research Project
Chronic Pain Programs
We have designed intensive, interdisciplinary programs to help you get your body and mind back on track so you can return to your life.
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Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Announces $10 Million Gift from the Regenstein Foundation
Regenstein Foundation gives large gift to support the Center for Bionic Medicine in RIC’s new, state-of-the-art hospital.
Press Release
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Reveals Bionic Leap Forward with First Non-Invasive Thought-Controlled Leg
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Profiles Study of New Technology that Learns and Adjusts with Each Step
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Taking Cool Inventions to the Market
Blair Lock, Todd Kuiken, Levi Hargrove and Jonathan Sensinger—spent a decade at RIC developing the device and now have a group, Coapt, ready to bring them to market.
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