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Our PDMD experts team with you to enhance your abilities and well-being through integrative and innovative care. Across all stages of the disease, we provide a holistic and science-driven approach to providing care.
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Inside Look: Go Baby Go Program
Go Baby Go enables toddlers with paralysis to enjoy physical and social benefits of mobility, empowering them to be part of the action at home and playground.
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In the News: St. Louis Post-Dispatch Profiles TBI Patient's "Long Recovery"
While investigating a security incident at the hospital at which he worked, Rob was rammed with a car, sustaining a traumatic brain injury. Rob was soon able to hold a conversation and started to recover his memory.
Patient Story
Patient with Quadriplegia and Aspiring Doctor Reflects on Care
Chris Connolly is a brilliant medical student. He's also a quadriplegic — and the person who may change the way we think about doctors.
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Placebo Sweet Spot for Pain Identified in Brain
Scientists have identified for the first time the region in the brain responsible for the “placebo effect” in pain relief, when a fake treatment actually results in substantial reduction of pain, according to new research from Northwestern Medicine and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC).
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Bilateral Priming for Upper Extremity Hemiparesis
The purpose of the study is to determine the best treatment for the arm that has been affected by a stroke. The investigators plan to determine if the arm affected by a stroke will improve with a combination of motor priming and motor training.
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Meet the New Director of Our Women's Health Rehabilitation Program
Sarah Hwang, MD, is the new director of the Women’s Health Rehabilitation Program at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
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New collaborative publication outlining the crucial role of cullin E3-ligases in muscle homeostasis and some caveats for cancer rehab.
Learn more about the new collaborative publication outlining the crucial role of cullin E3-ligases in muscle homeostasis and some caveats for cancer rehab.
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International Exploration of Rehabilitation Length of Stay Following Spinal Cord Injury
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab has received a $4.2 million, 5-year grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) to lead an international study exploring how differences in inpatient rehabilitation length of stay (LOS) after spinal cord injury (SCI) affect the experiences and long-term outcomes of people with SCI.
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Despite Disease, Ironwoman Lynn Rogers Goes for her 11th Chicago Marathon
Dr. Lynn Rogers - Ironwomen & AbilityLab researcher - battles back from CIDP and Guillain-Barre to return for her hometown marathon.
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Youth Adaptive Swim Team Earns Outstanding Results at Junior Nationals
Six members of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's recreational swim program — the Megalodons (named for the largest shark of all time, which lived at the time of dinosaurs) — recently won an outstanding 12 medals in Paralympic events at the Moved United Junior Nationals in Denver.
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Would Your Patient Benefit From Pain Management?
Understanding your patient’s pain can be difficult. Use this short quiz to help evaluate the needs of your patient.
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