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A Guide to Common Terms: Part 2 — Orthotics
When it comes to orthotics, the numerous technical terms and acronyms can be daunting for a patient. To help patients navigate their journey, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab continues its guide to common terminology.
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Nick’s Story: How Assistive Technology Gave Him a Voice
Nick lost the ability to communicate at just 17 years old when his heart stopped during a routine surgery on his jaw. He went without oxygen for 10 minutes, leaving him with a severe brain injury and unable to walk, talk or eat.
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Spinal Cord Injury Model System Center
One of only 14 designated "Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems" Centers, helping patients return to the community and maximizing function and independence.
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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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New Publication in Frontiers in Robotics & AI
Blair Hu published a paper in Frontiers in Robotics AI describing a dataset called ENcyclopedia of Able-bodied Bilateral Lower Limb Locomotor Signals (ENABL3S).
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Back to Basics: Five Tips for Starting a New Running Regime
While we’re all sheltering in place, many of us have found our activity levels declining. Gyms are closed, we aren’t walking to work, and our normal routines have changed drastically. Physical activity is now more important than ever, and running is a great way to keep moving that doesn’t require any special equipment.
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What Is Aphasia? Rare Brain Condition Ends Bruce Willis’ Career (via Daily Beast)
While some people with mild aphasia may bounce back without treatment, it’s not the case for many, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab clinician shares insights with Daily Beast.
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What is a Stroke?
Stroke is a sudden interruption of blood flow to the brain that causes brain injury and results in impairment or loss of some functions.
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Ditching the "Dis-"
Joanne C. Smith, MD shares the career-defining moment that changed the way she approached patients with differing abilities.
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What “The Soul Moves First” Means to Nicole
Nicole posted the below reflection to Facebook about her recent Multiple Sclerosis (MS) diagnosis and the reawakening she had seeing “The Soul Moves First” after therapy at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
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Living Fully with Multiple Sclerosis
At a poetry reading, a fellow attendee noticed Deborah’s gait and asked, "MS?” A later week-long hospital stay and battery of tests confirmed she did have MS.
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