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Mike's Story: Intensive Therapy & Game-changing Research Lead to His Recovery
Mike's life changed instantly after he fell down cement stairs, sustaining a spinal cord injury that left him unable to move from the chest down.
Patient Story
Disparities Among Direct Care Workers May Impact Services
Despite the high demand for DCW, jobs in the field often pay poverty-level wages and provide little opportunity for advancement.
In the News
Lead Wheelchair Technician Peter Slawinski on How Working at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab “Changes You”
Learn more about Peter Slawinski, lead wheelchair technician, at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
Blog
Paradigm and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Announce First-of-Its Kind, Value-Based Partnership
This collaboration will leverage the organizations’ collective clinical expertise and robust data repositories.
Press Release
Nick McCombs: Finding His Passion in Psychology and Research
Nick McCombs' persistence paid off and he was hired in 2019 as a research assistant at the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab on studies related to custom orthotic devices and robotic exoskeletons.
In the News
Dr. Monica Rho Named to Crain's Chicago Business' 2019 40 Under 40
Dr. Monica Rho, Chief of musculoskeletal medicine at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, named to Crain's Chicago Business' 2019 40 Under 40.
News
COMPLETE: Locomotor Function Following Acute Intermittent Hypoxia and Transcutaneous Electrical Spinal Cord Stimulation in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this study is to determine if acute intermittent hypoxia therapy (AIH) combined with transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) during ambulation training improves locomotor function in individuals with spinal cord injury.
Research Project
A Letter from Chief Nursing Officer Karen Colby
In this letter, Chief Nursing Officer Karen Colby welcomes nursing at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
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Stephanie Tomazin, MPH: Interest in Exercise Science Launched Career in Rehabilitation Research
In the News
Improving Adherence to Exercise Guidelines Using Smartphone-Based Technology and E-coaching: A Proof-of-Concept SMART-Design Study
In this Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems (SCIMS) Site Specific Project, our research team will conduct a proof-of-concept project in which we use Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) design to test an intervention to enhance adherence to exercise guidelines in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) by using smartphone technology, ecological momentary assessment (EMA) monitoring, and e-coaching.
Research Project
Molly Henry, PT, DPT, NCS
Research Physical Therapist; Senior Physical Therapist SCI Innovation
Angelika Kudla, MS, LCMHCA
Senior Project Coordinator