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Meet José Pons, PhD — New Scientific Chair for Legs + Walking Lab
On June 3, José Pons, PhD, joined Shirley Ryan AbilityLab as the scientific chair of the Legs + Walking Lab.
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Former Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Patient Utilizes New Device for Spinal Cord Stimulation
Former Shirley Ryan AbilityLab patient, Shane Callahan, who has a spinal cord injury, is using the new ARC-EX device at Next Steps Chicago. Read the full feature in the Chicago Tribune.
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Robotic Treadmill for Intense, Adaptive Propulsion Training
We will fabricate an innovative split-belt treadmill system that allows backward-directed, real-time-adaptive, resistive forces applied to the pelvis.
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Dr. Leora Cherney Honored with Inaugural Mentoring Award from Aphasia Access
At a recent ceremony in Boston, Leora Cherney, PhD, scientific chair, Robert R. McCormick Foundation Think + Speak Lab, became the very first recipient of the Sandra O. Glista Excellence in Mentoring Award. The honor was given by Aphasia Access, an organization that supports academics and healthcare professionals who work with patients with aphasia.
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Spinal Cord Injury Specialty Services
Our wide array of services, many available only here at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, will help you and your family navigate your recovery.
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Opportunities to Support the Accelerate Ability Campaign
Learn about the reasons to support Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's Accelerate Ability Campaign.
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Just Move: A Step-by-Step Approach to Physical Fitness for Cancer Survivors
The head of our Cancer Innovation Center, discuss how cancer survivors should get active to prevent or reverse the effects of their treatments
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About Henry B. Betts, MD, LIFE Center
A resource center that provides patient education for people living with cognitive and physical impairments, chronic conditions or diseases affecting function.
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Research Funding
Your assistance helps ensure research remains an essential part of our mission to help patients recover abilities that have been lost or impaired and return to full lives.
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Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions for Chronic Pain: Expanding Access via Telehealth NIDLRR Invited Lectureship by Dawn Ehde
Dawn Ehde, PhD, presented on her research on chronic pain in individuals with physical disabilities and the use of telehealth to deliver cognitive-behavioral interventions to support health and independence.
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Nominate An Outstanding Nursing Team Member for National Nurses Week Awards
Staff, patients and family members – are there nurses you want to recognize for their commitment to excellence in patient care? Nominate them for Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's National Nurses Week Awards!
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