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The Henry B. Betts LIFE Center is a multimedia education center that provides opportunities for Learning, Innovation, Family and Empowerment for people living with a wide range of cognitive and physical impairments, chronic conditions or diseases affecting function — i.e., Ability.
Education is central to Advancing Human Ability — learning, teaching, disseminating what we learn, learning from others. We’ve been highly innovative in customizing programming and resources for patients, families, clinicians, professors, and the community.
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From clinicians & nurses to Allied Health professional or office support staff, every member of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab offers every employee a unique work environment and excellent benefits. Our culture of appreciation and respect makes working at AbilityLab an experience that is second to none.
From the most complex conditions including spinal cord injury, stroke, and traumatic brain injury -- to the more common such as arthritis, chronic pain, and sports injuries, we are here to help you Advance your Ability.
We are available to help current and prospective patients, their families and friends and community members.
The fastest way to contact us for any medical concern is by telephone.
The fastest way to contact us for any medical concern is by telephone.
From the most complex conditions including spinal cord injury, stroke, and traumatic brain injury -- to the more common such as arthritis, chronic pain, and sports injuries, we are here to help you Advance your Ability.
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is a global resource. Clinical trials and research studies are where we bring our integrated care to life. We’re committed to Advancing Ability and sharing what we’re doing and what we learn — with all who seek greater ability and practitioners the world over.
With over 400 measures and supported by some of the worlds best doctors, clinicians, therapists and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation researchers, the Rehabilitation Measure Database (RMD) is the go-to resource for benchmarks and outcomes.
Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
We focus on executive function and social cognition, their representations in the brain, and ways to improve these functions in patients with brain damage.
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MARS3: Machines Assisting Recovery from Stroke and Spinal Cord Injury for Reintegration into Society
We work toward a future where robotics for rehabilitation are used from applications in therapy to assistance in improvement of managing life after neural injury.
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Hand Rehabilitation Lab
The primary goal our research is to develop new techniques and devices to facilitate functional use of the hand after stroke. Toward this end we are investigating the underlying sensorimotor control of the hand, the changes that occur after stroke, and the factors that influence rehabilitation.
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