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New rehabilitation hospital opens in Abu Dhabi
Hospital aims to reduce the number of residents who travel abroad for rehabilitation.
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Improve dynamic lateral balance of humans with SCI
This project will test whether robotic balance training paired with transcutaneous spinal stimulation will be effective in improving dynamic balance and locomotor function in humans with SCI.
Research Project
LEGs Lab: Improve dynamic lateral balance of humans with SCI
This project will test whether robotic balance training paired with transcutaneous spinal stimulation will be effective in improving dynamic balance and locomotor function in humans with SCI.
Research Project
COMPLETE: LifeWalker® Upright Laboratory-Based Research Study
The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of the LifeWalker Upright (Model J100) versus a standard rollator and predicate assistive device on gait function in adults using a walker with or without back pain.
Research Project
Is walking as important as your temperature or blood pressure?
Dr. R. James Cotton explores innovative methods, including smartphone and video camera technologies combined with artificial intelligence, to provide clinicians with practical, cost-effective tools for studying motion and tracking changes in gait.
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Cancer
Our Cancer Rehabilitation Innovation Center enhances collaboration between medicine and science, and incorporates research findings into our continuum of care.
Innovation Center
Summer 2019 Presentations
Our lab has had a busy summer this year traveling all over the world to present our research at a variety of conferences.
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Pediatric & Adolescent Rehabilitation
We lead in rehabilitation care for children from infancy through adolescence.
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Dr. Goldman in Chicago Tribune Health article on Parkinson Disease
Dr. Goldman, Section Chief, Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders, was recently interviewed by Chicago Tribune health section for her expertise on Parkinson's disease.
In the News
Join the CHAT - A Community of Hand Ability Training
The Perez Lab team exclusively offers FREE hand training for ANYONE with a neurological condition that affects the function of their hands, including but not limited to: Spinal Cord Injury (Any level), Stroke, MS, Parkinson's, ALS, etc. We use a combination of games, cutting-edge robotics, sensors, and upper body exercises to help people improve the function of their hands in terms of pinching, grasping, and dexterity. Come by any time 8:30AM-4PM Monday-Friday and meet us!
Research Project
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.
Lab
Neuromuscular mechanisms of specific trunk interventions in children with cerebral palsy
The goal of the proposed study is to examine the neuromuscular mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effect of hippotherapy and determine whether repeated exposure to a pelvic perturbation force would be effective in improving trunk postural control and gait of children with cerebral palsy. This study is supported by NIH/NINDS, 1R01NS115487, Date of Project Period: 03/01/2020-02/28/2025
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