Being a nurse at a hospital specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation is unlike any other nursing experience. We have a highly collaborative, interdisciplinary environment in which nurses are empowered and have an ongoing opportunity to learn and advance in their careers.

Caring for military personnel who sustain injuries or experience catastrophic illnesses during active duty, basic training, or while on bases.

Watch Spark! 2022 Video Featuring Patients Stories and “Say I Won’t” by MercyMe

In mid-August, 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, Arun Jayaraman and Zev Rymer.

The Technology & Innovation Hub (tiHUB) seeks to revolutionize rehabilitation care by enabling the creation and adoption of new technologies for our patients. Working with commercial and academic collaborators, tiHUB helps design, develop and deploy creative solutions to enhance human ability in the clinic and in the community.

Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan have pledged the largest charitable investment in the organization’s 63-year history and will support AbilityLab

Despite advances in stroke rehabilitation, more than two-thirds of the 7 million stroke survivors in the U.S. still struggle to walk independently in their communities. Most current therapies focus on stimulating the brain areas that control leg movement, yet many stroke survivors continue to face issues like poor coordination, spasticity, and muscle weakness. We propose a different approach—using electrical stimulation of the spinal cord to improve walking after stroke.