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Digital Health Technology for Physical Therapy
The purpose of this study is to learn how to incorporate digital health technology into the early intervention physical therapy clinic for people with Parkinson's disease.
Research Project

Intensive Aphasia Therapy Program Application
Intensive Aphasia Therapy Program is open to individuals with aphasia, but must be at least 18. Invitations will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Creating an Adjustable Prosthesis for Aquatic Therapy
In 2023, Shenan set out to find a solution for an adjustable prosthesis that would allow patients with limb loss to participate in aquatic therapy safely and easily.
Blog

Dynamic Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment
Area of Assessment
Mental FunctionsGeneral Health & Development
Bodily Functions
Cognition
Executive Functioning
Time
minutesAssessment Type
Performance Measurecost
$765.00Rehabilitation Measure

Collaborative Machines Enhancing Therapies (COMET)
The Collaborative Machines Enhancing Therapies center brings together four research and development projects aimed at improving how patients move.
Research Project
Celebrating Occupational Therapy Month
We’re very fortunate to have on staff Kristi Turner, MHS, OTR/L, who is our research occupational therapist.
In the News

The Benefits of Recreation Therapy in Inpatient Rehabilitation
After a life-changing injury or illness, many people choose to continue their recovery in an inpatient rehabilitation hospital like Shirley Ryan AbilityLab — to restore function, recover lost abilities and regain independence.
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Constraint induced movement therapy for walking in individuals post stroke
This project tests if the efficacy of locomotor training is improved through the application of constraint induced movement therapy to lower limb
Research Project

Meet Charles and Discover Music Therapy
Watch this video to meet Charles C. and see his experience at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab after experiencing issues related to his cervical stenosis.
Patient Story

Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment
Area of Assessment
CognitionSensation & Pain
Mental Functions
Time
minutes , 30-45 minutescost
$330.00Rehabilitation Measure

A Day in the Life: Performing Arts Physician Saves Careers by Fine-tuning Artists’ Form
Maria Reese, MD, still remembers landing in a Tennessee emergency department with a knee injury as a young dancer. The prognosis was grim: she would never dance again. Reese recently recalled “being devastated and thinking I'll prove that to be wrong, I'll get back to dancing.” And she did.
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