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In the News: NBC 5 Profiles Patient Following COVID Double Lung Transplant and 11-Month Hospitalization
On May 26, NBC 5 Chicago aired a report on Roberto Rodriguez from Waukegan, who was discharged from SRAlab's 19th Floor Nerve, Muscle & Bone Innovation Center.
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Sponsors Adaptive Ski Trip to Crested Butte
In January, members of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Therapeutic Recreation (T-Rec) and Sports & Fitness teams accompanied a group of adaptive skiers on a trip to Crested Butte, Colo.
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Daily Herald Profiles Patient Competing on “The Great American Baking Show”
The Daily Herald recently published a profile of Nirali Chauhan — a Barrington resident, medical student and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab outpatient.
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Adaptive Pilates
Adaptive Pilates taught by a certified Pilates instructor, this class will help improve your core stability and provide improved core strength, trunk mobility, stability, and posture.
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Diabetes Fitness & Education Class
Join the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Adaptive Fitness Program for an 11-week diabetes fitness and education class. This program is designed to help you manage diabetes through safe, effective exercise and education in a supportive environment.
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Implementation of Exercise Strategies in Parkinson's Disease:
This multi-site collaborative research study will explore the effectiveness of different strategies aimed at improving or maintaining your physical activity.
Research Project
A Million Dreams at AbilityLab
Just a year after our new research hospital opened, we have already begun to revolutionize rehabilitation for patients with our new translational care model.
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Leora Cherney, PhD, Named Research Chair for Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Dr. Cherney to serve as chair of Think + Speak Lab within RIC’s new research hospital.
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A House Fire Burned 60% of His Body. Two Years Later, He’s Making His Marathon Debut at Chicago
Severe burns left him in a medically-induced coma. Now, with the help of AbilityLab, Beau Zanca tackled the Willis Tower & will run 26.2 miles through Chicago.
Patient Story
Improving Control of Robotic Hand Prostheses
This project uses a computer algorithm that can learn patterns and determine what movement the user intends to make. The user can thus control the prosthesis.
Research Project
“I Can Do Hard Things”: Paityn’s Recovery from Guillain-Barré Syndrome at 14
After suddenly becoming paralyzed and diagnosed with a rare neurologic condition, Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), 14-year-old Paityn C. came to Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
Patient Story
PMR Feature: Novel Approaches to Knee Osteoarthritis
"How can we help patients with knee OA feel better without surgery?" has prompted two research projects Dr. Jayabalan leads at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab: one is a new test to identify OA earlier, and the second is the novel use of equipment to help patients with OA get the full benefits of exercise without pain.
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