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Dynamic Visual Acuity Test - Instrumented
Area of Assessment
VestibularSensation & Pain
Time
minutesAssessment Type
Performance Measurecost
Not FreeRehabilitation Measure
Nickolas’ Story: Healing through Education After Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Nickolas G., a physician, came to Shirley Ryan AbilityLab for intensive rehabilitation after becoming paralyzed by Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) — a rare disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks the nerves.
Patient Story
Patient Gains Hope and Feeling from Stimulation Study
Watch this video testimonial of Dan’s experience with electrical stimulation to his back that gave him new movement in his legs, with increased feelings in his legs.
In the News
Development of somatosensory interfaces for the restoration of proprioception
Studies have revealed that this loss of somatosensation (the "sense of the body") in the very unusual cases when normal strength is preserved, makes standing, walking, and normal arm movements almost impossible.
Research Project
John’s Story: Finding Healing & Self-Acceptance in Art Therapy
John D. was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a rare disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks the nerves, often without warning. The resulting nerve damage can cause muscle weakness and, in John’s case, paralysis.
Patient Story
General Health Questionnaire-28
Area of Assessment
Mental FunctionsGeneral Health & Development
Time
minutesAssessment Type
Patient Reported Outcomescost
Not FreeRehabilitation Measure
Neuro-QOL
Area of Assessment
Activities & ParticipationMental Functions
Cognition
Communication
Executive Functioning
Bodily Functions
Sensation & Pain
Time
minutes , Each domain tested can be completed in <2 minutes. Computer Assisted Testing arrives at a score based on responses to each question, presenting a variable number of items with adaptive content.Assessment Type
Patient Reported Outcomescost
FreeRehabilitation Measure
Serum metabolomics in individuals with cerebral palsy
Learn about the Pediatric Muscle Physiology Lab's research project and their interest in how systemic metabolomics, for example in serum is altered in people with cerebral palsy and how it is related to their capacity for movement.
Research Project
RRTC: Home and Community-Based Services
a man on a motorized scooter is with a woman with a cane on a sidewalk facing away from their viewer
Lab
Norman Plays Guitar as Therapy
Music therapy helps patients relax while providing another way to build strength and work on movements. Check out this video of Norman days after his stroke.
Patient Story
Julius Dewald, PhD
Co-Director, C-STAR Clinical Core
Chair, Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences,
Professor of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, McCormick School of Engineering and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern
Dr. Mitra Lavasani and Team Publish Research Investigating New Cell Therapy for Osteoarthritis
The journal Aging and Disease recently published a paper by Shirley Ryan AbilityLab researchers investigating a new treatment of OA using systemically delivered cell therapy.
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