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Active After Breast Cancer
Tara, diagnosed with breast cancer in early 2016 during a regular mammogram, was training for a 10-mile race. How would treatment affect her active lifestyle?
Patient Story
Miriam Rafferty: A Passion for Helping People with Parkinson’s Live Their Best Lives
These days, Rafferty, Ph.D., is a physical therapist and rehabilitation research scientist at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab working with people who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
In the News
Neuromodulation Study Has Participant Take Her First Steps
The neuromodulation study conducted by our principal investigator, Dr. Monica Perez, and her team members of the Neuromodulation & Motor Control Lab has created some excitement in the rehabilitation community with recent gains in neurological response in a person with a spinal cord injury who has taken her first steps.
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Graded Motor Imagery for Managing Chronic Pain
Chronic pain can interfere with an individual’s participation in daily activities, including sports and recreation, hobbies, housekeeping, cooking, self-care, personal hygiene and social engagement. In fact, individuals may find themselves moving less or avoiding these activities entirely due to a fear of pain.
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C-STAR Pilot Project Awardee Spotlight: Alex Wong, PhD.
Meet Dr. Alex Wong and learn more about his drive and passion to aid others more quickly, such as through his awarded project which will look to administer on the spot cognitive measurements through handheld smart technology.
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Jacqueline Kish, PhD, a CROR postdoctoral fellow with an interest in accessible transportation
Jacqueline Kish, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Rehabilitation and Outcomes Research, says that her area of expertise – accessible transportation – isn’t one people think about until they have to.
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Meet the Mentees
Meet the Mentees. Our Mentorship Funding Program provides junior faculty and early-career rehabilitation researchers with mentoring and career advancement guidance from senior scientists and clinicians at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
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Dr. Colin Franz Featured in Article on the Promise of Degradable Medical Implants
A recent article in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) highlighted the potentially groundbreaking benefits of electronic medical implants that break down in the body instead of having to be surgically removed. The materials have been tested in animals and soon could be tested in human clinical trials.
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