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CROR launches INside the OUTcomes: A Rehabilitation Research Podcast
The Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research has launched a new podcast called INside the OUTcomes: A Rehabilitation Research Podcast.
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COMPLETE: Safety, Reliability, and Efficacy of the Harmony SHR Upper Extremity Robotic Rehabilitation System in the Inpatient Rehabilitation Setting for Patients with Acute Stroke
The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety, reliability, and effectiveness of the use of Harmony SHR in rehabilitation of the upper extremities in the inpatient stroke population as compared to conventional occupational therapy.
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IEEE Spectrum Profiles the Open Source Bionic Leg Project
IEEE Spectrum recently profiled the Open Source Bionic Leg project.
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Joe’s Story: Gaining Patience & Perspective in the Face of Post-stroke Language Recovery
One morning while he was getting ready for work, Joe had a stroke, triggered by a blocked carotid artery. In addition to mobility issues and other physical impairments, Joe experienced aphasia and apraxia, communication disorders that can occur after a stroke.
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CROR at the 2023 HCBS Conference
Members of the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research RRTC on Home and Community-Based Services were at the 2023 HCBS Conference in Baltimore.
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NIDILRR Director Anjali Forber-Pratt, PhD, visits Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Anjali Forber-Pratt, PhD, Director of the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) and Angel Miles, PhD, Project Officer at NIDILRR, visited with NIDILRR grantees at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and toured parts of the hospital on September 11.
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Episode 10: The Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
On this episode of INside the OUTcomes: A Rehabilitation Research Podcast, we talk with David Chen, MD, the George M. Eisenberg, Chair of spinal cord injury rehabilitation at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, about the Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System, the National Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Database and cutting-edge research into biomarkers that may predict functional recovery after spinal cord injury.
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Assistive Robotic Arm
Making assistive robotic arms easier to control, by introducing robotics autonomy.
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Assessment of a Microprocessor Ankle for Low Mobility Individuals with Amputation: Phase I
This study is being done to conduct a preliminary investigation into a new prosthetic microprocessor controlled ankle, called the Damping, Stiffness, and Repositioning (DSR) ankle. Participants will visit the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab 10-16 times over 9 weeks, each visit lasting approximately 3 hours, to perform a series of walking and mobility tests with both their own prosthetic ankle and the DSR ankle.
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Look for Us at APTA Combined Sections Meeting
Members of the Max Näder Center for Rehabilitation Technologies and Outcomes Research will join this year's American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting, scheduled to be held virtually from February 1-28, 2021.
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Employment Among Persons with Disabilities: Job Numbers, Job Quality, and Job Crafting NIDLRR Invited Lectureship by Debra Brucker
Dr. Brucker presented her research on job quality among workers with disabilities, as well as preliminary results from a study testing the effectiveness of an intervention designed to support workers with physical and mild cognitive disabilities.
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