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Video: College and Concussions Research Study
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab research scientist Prakash Jayabalan, MD, PhD, has conducted the first cross-sectional study reporting the outcome of concussions at a collegiate institution. Learn more about the findings.
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Re-igniting the Connection Between the Brain & Spinal Cord
Monica A. Perez, PT, PhD, has developed a non-invasive brain and peripheral nerve stimulation treatment that has been shown to re-ignite the connection between the brain and spinal cord.
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COMPLETE: Novel Body-Powered Prosthetic Hand
This project's goal was to evaluate the clinical utility of a prosthetic hand by objectively quantifying whether people choose both modes while in their home.
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Dave Takes Big Step in Journey from Limb Loss to Lawyer
Thirty-five-year-old Dave J. graduated from law school with hopes of embarking on a legal career. However, a congenital heart defect slowed Dave’s progress toward becoming a lawyer. He was told he needed a heart transplant. Read Dave's full story.
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Dr. Lieber and Dr. Son Publish Results of Groundbreaking Reconstructive Surgery to Improve Hand Function After Tetraplegia
Richard Lieber, PhD, Jongsang Son, PhD and Jan Friden, MD, PhD, developed a novel approach to reconstructive surgery that can benefit patients who were not previously considered good candidates for surgery based on the ICSHT system.
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A Day in the Life: Performing Arts Physician Saves Careers by Fine-tuning Artists’ Form
Maria Reese, MD, still remembers landing in a Tennessee emergency department with a knee injury as a young dancer. The prognosis was grim: she would never dance again. Reese recently recalled “being devastated and thinking I'll prove that to be wrong, I'll get back to dancing.” And she did.
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Nick McCombs: Finding His Passion in Psychology and Research
Nick McCombs' persistence paid off and he was hired in 2019 as a research assistant at the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab on studies related to custom orthotic devices and robotic exoskeletons.
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CROR Receives Five-year Renewal of SCI Model Systems Grant to Improve Patient Outcomes
Researchers at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab have received a $2.5 million five-year grant to continue their groundbreaking work in advancing the treatment and rehabilitation of people with spinal cord injuries.
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Altering Post-Stroke Motor Recovery
True behavioral restitution, a return to normal motor patterns with the affected limb post-stroke, requires the recruitment and restoration of the residual ipsilesional hemisphere/corticospinal tract (CST). Following stroke, the spontaneous recovery mechanism selectively and continuously uses a more optimized neural network for motor execution, depending on the degree of CST damage.
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Dr. Hargrove Named “Hero of Medicine” at Halo Awards
Congratulations to our Director, Levi Hargrove, PhD, on being named a “Hero of Medicine” by the Halo Awards.
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Video: Bionic Legs for Bilateral Above-Knee Amputations
The Regenstein Foundation Center for Bionic Medicine (CBM) has been developing coordinating bionic legs for people with dual above-knee amputations for more than a decade.
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