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Spina Bifida
Through our Adult Spina Bifida Clinic, we specialize in helping individuals with spina bifida as they transition from pediatric to adult care.
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2022 Impact Report
On behalf of everyone at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, we thank you for your support. We invite you to take a look at our FY22 Impact Report below.
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Tracy’s Path Back from Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury
It’s been said that finishing a marathon is a state of mind that says anything is possible. Learn more about Tracy's journey to running the Chicago Marathon.
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Volunteer
Our volunteers support this mission in our sites of care throughout the Chicagoland area. Their work truly touches the lives of patients and families.
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Valerie Hamilton, MA, CCC-SLP
Therapy Manager, Think + Speak Lab
Speech Language Pathologist
Multi-site, non-invasive electrical stimulation helps restore function in patients with spinal cord injury
In novel research led by scientists at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, patients with spinal cord injury who received non-invasive electrical stimulation simultaneously targeting motor neurons in the arms and legs followed by physical therapy had lasting improvements in walking and grasping.
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RRTC: Home and Community-Based Services
View the overview of the projects associated with this RRTC: Home and Community-Based Services.
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Wheelchair Rugby
The Chicago Bears Wheelchair Rugby Team is a member of the U.S. Quad Rugby Association. Rugby combines activities of football, hockey and basketball.
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How are nurses influencing research at the bedside and beyond?
Daniela Ene and Maricela Ontiveros teamed up with our engineers to create a unique slide board that assists patients and caregivers with safe transfers.
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Hongkai Wang, MD
PhD candidate
Implementation of Evidenced Based-Interventions during Inpatient Rehabilitation to Improve Mobility, Health and Participation
Most patients with stroke or ABI can recover some gait function (80-95%), but only 25% of those with SCI (50% motor incomplete) walk independently.
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Dr. Arun Jayaraman Promoted to Full Professor
When the 2022-23 academic year commences in September, there will be a new full professor among the ranks of educators at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R). Arun Jayaraman, PT, PhD, director, Max Nader Center for Rehabilitation Technologies & Outcomes Research, and executive director, Technology and Innovation Hub (tiHUB), is being promoted from associate professor.
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