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How to Use Inclusive Language
Courtney assists people who have experienced injuries and traumatic events that changed their lives, altered their perception of self-image, and impacted how others interact with them.
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Goldman Functional Fitness Program
The Goldman Functional Fitness Program is part of a continuum of care meant to build upon the skills learned in physical or occupational therapy.
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Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Equity and Quality in Assistive Technology (EQuATe) 2.0 Module
The SCI Model Systems Equity and Quality in Assistive Technology (EQuATe) 2.0 Module takes a look at assistive tech used by individuals with spinal cord injury.
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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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Levi Hargrove, PhD
Scientific Chair, The Regenstein Foundation Center for Bionic Medicine
Director, Neural Engineering for Prosthetics and Orthotics Lab
Professor, Departments of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Engineering, Northwestern University
Muscle mitochondrial function in children with cerebral palsy
Our lab uses a number of biological methods to assess mitochondrial characteristics in muscles. The goal is to understand how alterations in mitochondrial biogenesis might lead to impaired muscle growth in children with cerebral palsy.
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Muscle stem cell characteristics in children with cerebral palsy
Our lab is interested in how their abundance and characteristics are related to muscle growth across different muscles in children with cerebral palsy.
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Heidi Fischer: Combining Occupational Therapy with Research and Teaching
Fischer, OTD, is now doing exactly that as a Clinical Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) where she specializes in self-management for people with chronic conditions such as stroke and diabetes.
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Drs. Chen, Jayaraman and Rymer Featured in Documentary About Former Patient
In mid-August, former patient Rob Heitz plans to swim the San Francisco Bay — from Alcatraz Island back to shore — to raise funds and awareness for the Paralysis Recovery Foundation, which he founded. Episode 3 of Escaping Paralysis — a docuseries following Rob’s story — includes interviews with three Shirley Ryan AbilityLab experts: David Chen, MD, section chief, Spinal Cord Injury; Arun Jayaraman, PT, PhD, executive director, Technology & Innovation Hub; and Zev Rymer, MD, PhD, director, Sensory Motor Performance Program.
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Employment Among Persons with Disabilities: Job Numbers, Job Quality, and Job Crafting NIDLRR Invited Lectureship by Debra Brucker
Dr. Brucker presented her research on job quality among workers with disabilities, as well as preliminary results from a study testing the effectiveness of an intervention designed to support workers with physical and mild cognitive disabilities.
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