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Home- and Community-Based Services Succeed in Reducing Institutionalization But Vary Greatly from State to State
Read how home- and community-based services succeed in reducing institutionalization but vary greatly from state to state.
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COMPLETE: Assessment and Monitoring of Neuromotor Function through Advanced Dynamic Pose Estimation
We plan to use videos of people with Parkinson's disease (PD) doing different things to develop sophisticated computer programs that can detect specific movement patterns that are only seen in people with PD.
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Nick McCombs: Finding His Passion in Psychology and Research
Nick McCombs finds his passion in psychology and research and discovers there isn’t a time limit on doing what you want to do in your life.
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Christina Krebs, OT
Occupational Therapist
Development of motor cortical interfaces for the control of reaching, grasping and locomotion
Using this neuroprosthesis to overcome the effects of a reversible nerve block that paralyzed muscles of the hand and wrist, monkeys were able to perform functional tasks, such as grasping a ball, almost as successfully as they did before paralysis.
Research Project
Leora R. Cherney, PhD, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS
Scientific Chair, Think + Speak Lab
Director - Center for Aphasia Research and Treatment
Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and Communication Sciences & Disorders
Coleman Foundation Chair
Heidi Chung, OTR/L
Physical Therapist
COMPLETE: Use of Robotic Exoskeletons for Stroke Recovery
Effect of Mobility Training Using Robotic Exoskeletons on Stroke Survivors
Research Project
Natasha Kallish: Journalism and Psychology Set Her on a Path to Community-Based Research
Kallish is currently assisting with two CROR projects and handling its social media. By tweeting more frequently and tailoring the tweets to an audience of physicians, professors and academics, she has expanded the center’s Twitter following by 20%.
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Joins National Limb Loss and Preservation Registry
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab recently signed on to take part in the National Limb Loss and Preservation Registry (LLPR), a new project aimed at advancing treatments and outcomes of patients with congenital and acquired limb loss and limb difference.
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Dr. Cherney Honored by Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences
Leora Cherney received the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences’ (ANCDS) top award, Honors of the Academy.
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Tonie Sadler Uses Lived Experience and Professional Life to Build the Future of Inclusion
Tonie Sadler says in order to make significant societal changes, the framing of the disability conversation needs to change.
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