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Specialized Clinical Services & Spaces
In addition to our state-of-the-art ability labs — applied therapeutic and research spaces — our facility features other innovative areas designed to help our patients recover.
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Dr. Cherney Honored by ASHA
Leora Cherney, PhD, SLP, scientific chair, Think + Speak Lab, received the Honors of the Association at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s (ASHA) Convention in Orlando, Fla.
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Watch Jaya's Story: Back to Beloved Activities Following a TBI
Jaya was in a car accident resulting in a traumatic brain injury and spinal fracture, among other injuries. She arrived at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in a minimally conscious state.
Patient Story
What treatments are effective at treating depression in people with spinal cord injury?
While there are few randomized controlled studies that look at interventions to treat moderate to severe depression in people with spinal cord injury (SCI), a new study in the Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation found that therapies delivered online and the antidepressant venlafaxine XR appear promising.
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Gilbert Family Foundation Contributes Nearly $375 Million in Partnership with Henry Ford Health to Bring Shirley Ryan AbilityLab to Detroit
The Gilbert Family Foundation (GFF), Henry Ford Health and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab today announced a historic partnership to bring a 72-bed state-of-the-art physical medicine and rehabilitation facility to Detroit.
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Staff Spotlight - Scott Roiter: Communicating research findings with different audiences
Scott Roiter works as a research assistant at The Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. Prior to that, he analyzed data at AMITA Health.
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Elissa Larkin MS, CCC-SLP, HEC-C
Master Research Speech-Language Pathologist and Bioethicist
Just Move: A Step-by-Step Approach to Physical Fitness for Cancer Survivors
The head of our Cancer Innovation Center, discuss how cancer survivors should get active to prevent or reverse the effects of their treatments
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Bionic Leap Forward with First Thought-Controlled Leg
Journal of the American Medical Association profiles study of new non-invasive thought-controlled leg that learns and adjusts with each step.
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Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Reveals Bionic Leap Forward with First Non-Invasive Thought-Controlled Leg
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Profiles Study of New Technology that Learns and Adjusts with Each Step
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