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Pain Management: Placebo Sweet Spot for Pain Identified in Brain
New technology will enable targeted pain medication based on individual’s brain response and allow clinical trials to more accurate weed out placebo responders
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Neuromuscular mechanisms of specific trunk interventions in children with cerebral palsy
The goal of the proposed study is to examine the neuromuscular mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effect of hippotherapy and determine whether repeated exposure to a pelvic perturbation force would be effective in improving trunk postural control and gait of children with cerebral palsy. This study is supported by NIH/NINDS, 1R01NS115487, Date of Project Period: 03/01/2020-02/28/2025
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Speech-Language Pathologist, Patient Featured in WBEZ Chicago Story about Long COVID
A recent story on WBEZ-FM, Chicago’s NPR affiliate, highlighted Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s outpatient COVID Rehabilitation Unit, which opened in 2021 to provide care for patients experiencing long COVID symptoms.
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Healthcare Outside of the Hospital
3 remote monitoring devices are transforming how we track health.
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Collecting patient-reported outcomes in an inpatient rehabilitation setting is feasible, with dedicated staff
Patient Reported Outcomes, or PROs, are reports of health status that come directly from the patient without interpretation by a clinician.
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What to Expect with Serial Casting
Serial casting is the process of putting on and then taking off a cast on an arm or leg every seven days for a period of several weeks.
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Our Take on Toys for the Holidays
With thousands of toys to choose from, picking the perfect gift for a child can be an overwhelming task.
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What Is Your Pelvic Floor? And Why You Should Stop Ignoring It
The pelvic floor is a bowl of muscles at the bottom of the pelvis that helps to control bowel, bladder and sexual function. It consists of three layers from superficial to deep that have differing functions.
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Chicago Health: Controlling Chronic Pain
“…we want to put the patient in control and teach them how to better manage their pain,” says Dr. Shana Margolis, attending physician at AbilityLab.
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How Do I Choose the Right Rehabilitation Hospital?
There are certain things to look for and questions to ask when narrowing down your list of options. Here are a few things to consider as you make your decision.
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New Publication: Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Treats Neuroma and Phantom Pain
New publication co-authored by Dr. Todd Kuiken describes how a surgical procedure developed to enhance prosthesis control may also reduce post-amputation pain.
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Sensitivity of Simulated Grip Strength to Wrist Posture: Poster Presentation
This poster presentation is in virtual attendance to the American Society of Biomechanics conference in 2020
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