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Limb Loss & Limb Difference Awareness Month Spotlight: Meet Jared B.
Jared was 19 years old when he lost his left leg to a rare type of bone cancer. He came to Shirley Ryan AbilityLab for outpatient physical therapy and to get fitted for a prosthetic walking leg.
Patient Story
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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Northbrook Outpatient Center
Northbrook Outpatient Center
900 Skokie Boulevard
Northbrook, IL 60062
United States
Interdisciplinary Boot Camp for Parkinson's Disease & Movement Disorders
The Parkinson’s disease “Boot Camp” at our Burr Ridge Outpatient & DayRehab Center offers a unique, comprehensive approach to care that integrates physical, occupational and speech therapy tailored to meet your individual needs and maximize your abilities.
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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.
Research Project
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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Effects of twice-daily dosing 4-AP on Functional Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury
Our studies aim to investigate potential Neuro-modulation Therapies with the help of an FDA approved drug in individuals with spinal cord injuries.
Age Range
18-85
Clinical Trial
Burr Ridge Outpatient & DayRehab Center®
Burr Ridge Outpatient & DayRehab Center®
7600 County Line Road
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
United States
Movement Disorder Society-Sponsored Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale Revision
Area of Assessment
Activities & ParticipationBodily Functions
Cognition
Communication
Mental Functions
Speech
Sensation & Pain
Movement
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minutescost
$1000.00Rehabilitation 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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Forearm ExoNET
Can you build a soft, exo-robot as a wearable orthosis to provide assistance during both rehabilitation and activities of daily living? Can this same device also be used as a therapeutic device by tuning to anti-assistance mode, providing more meaningful therapy to the user?
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