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Episode 06: Becoming Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Learn how did the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago become Shirley Ryan AbilityLab -- the first-ever translational research rehabilitation hospital where clinicians and researchers work together in the same space to drive innovation?
In the News
C-STAR Data Sharing
Access benchmark data from a wide range of diagnostic conditions, as well as resources from the Rehabilitation Measures Database.
Research Project
“INside the OUTcomes” Podcast: Working with Parkinson’s Disease
The latest episode of “INside the OUTcomes” — the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research’s (CROR) podcast — features an interview with Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Miriam Rafferty, DPT, PhD, director of Implementation Science, and research scientist II, Strength + Endurance Lab. This episode was released to coincide with World Parkinson’s Day on April 11.
Blog
Kyle Koselke, PT, DPT
Senior Physical Therapist I
Jennifer Pearlstein: Using Psychology to Help Improve the Lives of People with Disabilities
After finishing her PhD, Pearlstein stayed on at UW for a post-doctoral fellowship with her mentor Dawn Ehde, PhD, who is currently directing a project funded through the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. Ehde and Pearlstein are looking into whether CBT can help people with chronic pain cope and feel better.
In the News
Remembering Brenda Barnes and Bill Wardrop
The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) remembers Brenda Barnes and Bill Wardrop, two committed Governing Board members who recently passed away.
News
Watch Tyler’s Story
Tyler, a St. Louis resident, was a newlywed when a car accident left him with a severe traumatic brain injury and in an unconscious state. In the months that followed, and thanks to intensive rehabilitation and care provided by Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s 25th Floor team, Tyler hit milestone after milestone. Watch his story.
Patient Story
Knowledge Translation: Exercise and Activity for Symptom Management (KTEAM)
We research implementation science methodology to study best ways to translate findings of exercise research studies into the real-world clinical & community.
Lab
Research Spotlight: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Advances Study of Peripheral Nerve Injury & Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation
Research was undertaken by physician-scientist Colin Franz, MD, PhD, and a team of researchers in the rehabilitation hospital’s Regenerative Neurorehabilitation Laboratory.
Blog
Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program
Internationally acclaimed Aphasia Program at the #1 rehabilitation hospital in the country
Research Project
