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Wheelchair Softball Players Celebrate Ribbon-cutting with Cubs Charities
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab wheelchair softball players participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the renovated adult wheelchair softball diamond in California Park on the city’s North Side.
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Volunteer
Our volunteers support this mission in our sites of care throughout the Chicagoland area. Their work truly touches the lives of patients and families.
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Dr. Ishan Roy Featured in National Cancer Institute’s Cancer.gov Article on Cachexia
In a recent article published on the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Cancer.gov website, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Ishan Roy, MD, PhD, attending physician, Cancer Rehabilitation Clinic, and research scientist, was featured prominently as an expert on cachexia — a cancer-related muscle-wasting syndrome.
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Impact Series Spotlight: Aphasia Community Groups
The Center for Aphasia Research and Treatment offers programs that give participants the opportunity to practice communication, meet others living with aphasia, learn and have fun in a supportive environment.
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Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation Supports Pediatric Patient's New Customized Activity Chair
Last year, a rare brain tumor, left then-four-year-old Maggie unable to hold up her head, sit up or communicate. Now, after a year of physical, occupational and speech therapy at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, she engages in play, communicates, and interacts with songs and books.
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Skeletal Muscle Design in Animals and People
Purpose of skeletal muscle is to produce force and, ultimately, movement. As such, this highly specialized tissue has been studied extensively by bioengineers.
Research Project
New study will evaluate ‘virtual’ approaches to pain management
Managing chronic pain and getting back to normal activities requires changes in lifestyle, thinking and coping skills.
In the News
Psychology
Our psychology department provides integrative and comprehensive psychological and neuropsychological services to patients and families throughout rehabilitation.
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Open-source Bionic Leg: First-of-its-kind Platform Aims to Rapidly Advance Prosthetics
A new open-source, artificially intelligent prosthetic leg designed by University of Michigan and AbilityLab is now available to the scientific community.
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WGN Profiles Pediatric Patient in Story About Young Survivors of Gun Violence
WGN news recently aired a story about children who have survived gun violence in Chicago, focusing on the experience of 12-year-old Shirley Ryan AbilityLab patient Mekhi.
Patient Story
Efficacy of a Telehealth Pain Self-Management Intervention in Employed Adults with Physical Disability: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The project addresses the needs of employed individuals with physical disabilities who are at risk of under or unemployment due to chronic pain.
Research Project
On Your Mark: The Benefits of a Running Assessment
In the following Q&A, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Lauren Bradley, DPT, and Meghan Hennessy, DPT, explain how such an assessment can help runners understand their technique, improve performance, and address and prevent musculoskeletal-related injury.
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