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Aphasia Research Studies

Investigating novel ways to treat aphasia and conducting clinical research studies to establish the efficacy and effectiveness of these aphasia treatments.

Research Project

k9 Therapy corps - getting involved at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

How to Get Involved

An integral part to our success is a community of volunteers, corporations and organizations who give of their time and talents to help our patients succeed.

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Stacey Lane, PT, DPT, NCS

Physical Therapist
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Neurologic Specialist, Vestibular Specialist

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Speech-Language Pathologist, Patient Featured in WBEZ Chicago Story about Long COVID

A recent story on WBEZ-FM, Chicago’s NPR affiliate, highlighted Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s outpatient COVID Rehabilitation Unit, which opened in 2021 to provide care for patients experiencing long COVID symptoms.

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Pediatric Lab

The lively Grainger Pediatric Lab is specifically designed for Pediatric patients (inpatients and outpatients). In this Lab, children and teens work with doctors, researchers and therapists on advancing ability. The equipment and facilities in this Lab are scaled for both younger children and adolescents of all ages.

Ability Lab

Mary (Betsy) Montgomery, PT, DPT, WCS

Senior I Physical Therapist

Caleb Never Quits: A Teen’s Intensive Rehabilitation after Naegleria Fowleri (Brain-Eating Amoeba)

When Caleb Z. was 13 years old, he and his family set out early one Friday morning to swim at a beach near their Florida home. Though this was only the second time that they went to the beach as a family, it was a day that would forever change their lives — and especially Caleb’s.

Patient Story