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Northbrook Outpatient Center
Northbrook Outpatient Center
900 Skokie Boulevard
Northbrook, IL 60062
United States
Behind the Scenes: SCI Neurostimulation Research
Research led by Monica Perez, PhD, uses a noninvasive neurostimulation treatment to target synaptic connections in the spinal cord. In the process, it improves and preserves physical therapy functional improvements in patients with spinal cord injury — temporarily mending the broken connection between the brain and spinal cord.
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Movement Disorder Society-Sponsored Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale Revision
Area of Assessment
Activities of Daily LivingBalance – Non-vestibular
Behavior
Cognition
Communication
Coordination
Depression
Dysarthria
Eating
Functional Mobility
Gait
Life Participation
Pain
Psychosis
Quality of Life
Sleep
Swallowing
Upper Extremity Function
Time
minutescost
$1000.00Rehabilitation Measure
Burr Ridge Outpatient & DayRehab Center®
Burr Ridge Outpatient & DayRehab Center®
7600 County Line Road
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
United States
Kara Link: Working to Understand the Connections Between Chronic Pain and Substance Misuse
Link began working with Ehde on a project funded through the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. The project examines whether telephone-delivered therapy can help people with disabilities, including multiple sclerosis (MS), stay employed.
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Patient Engagement Intervention in Inpatient Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
We believe that EMR can be adapted successfully and that the manual and materials can be customized for use in inpatient SCI units. We anticipate that EMR will bring better experiences and outcomes to patients. Patients will engage more and put more effort into therapy, and they will have more positive changes in daily function, mood, and satisfaction than the SOC group.
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Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six
Area of Assessment
AssertivenessCommunication
Language
Life Participation
Occupational Performance
Processing Speed
Reasoning/Problem Solving
Self-efficacy
Social Relationships
Social Support
Word Finding
Time
minutesAssessment Type
Performance Measurecost
$99.00Rehabilitation Measure
Promoting Function and Independence in the Cerebral Palsy Population
While CP can affect one’s mobility and independence, both children and adults with CP can live healthy and active lifestyles with the appropriate interventions and equipment. At Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, a heavy focus is placed on gait training and standing with this patient population during physical therapy.
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Dr. Mitra Lavasani Earns Prestigious R01 Grant from NIH
Is there a way to turn back the clock on aging? With a recently announced R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute on Aging, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Mitra Lavasani, PhD, director, Translational Cell Therapy Lab, will advance a novel approach that could help find an answer.
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'I'm just thankful to be here': Lightning strike survivor recounts his 4-month journey to recovery
After surviving a lightning strike, after enduring multiple surgeries to open his shins and forearms to save him from compartment syndrome, Jacob Brewer was being treated at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in downtown Chicago where he was receiving physical and occupational therapy.
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