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Getting out of the house and managing feelings of worthlessness may ease perceived social isolation among people with a history of stroke
Feelings of worthlessness after a stroke are predictive of present and future perceived social isolation, and leaving the house helps alleviate perceived social isolation and negative emotions. The results are published in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
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Jacqueline Kish, PhD, a CROR postdoctoral fellow with an interest in accessible transportation
Jacqueline Kish, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Rehabilitation and Outcomes Research, says that her area of expertise – accessible transportation – isn’t one people think about until they have to.
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ADvancing interRAI: Multi-State Collaboration to Use Better Data Better
Having reliable and valid assessment data is necessary to successfully implement any data-driven program improvements.
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ADvancing interRAI: Multi-State Collaboration to Use Data Better
Having reliable and valid assessment data is necessary to successfully implement any data-driven program improvements.
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COVID-19 Pandemic Strains System for People With Dual Diagnoses of Mental Health Issues and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
Home-and-community-based services (HCBS) cover a wide variety of supports, from personal care needs to health promotion and disease prevention, for people with disabilities and older adults.
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Dr. Monica Perez Earns Elite Grant from NIH
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) — part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) — has awarded Monica A. Perez, PT, PhD, with the intensely competitive and prestigious R35 grant to create breakthroughs in spinal cord injury science and therapy.
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At Home Workout: Low Back Health
These exercises will help decrease lower back stiffness and increase core strength allowing you to move more freely and with less pain.
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Lead Wheelchair Technician Peter Slawinski on How Working at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab “Changes You”
Learn more about Peter Slawinski, lead wheelchair technician, at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
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2025 AAP Annual Meeting
Welcome to PMR on Point, a PM&R newsletter, which taps the brainpower of our clinicians, scientists and alumni to highlight our specialty from every angle.
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Lindsay DuBois: Dedicated to Empowering People through Public Health Research
Learn more about Lindsay DuBois and her dedication to empowering people through public health research.
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COMPLETE: Sensor Technologies Applied to Rehabilitation in Stroke
Our research program focuses on the pivotal role of clinicians and therapists in implementing routine rehabilitation care, and on enhancing their capacity to provide evidence-based, individualized, and precise therapy.
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Promoting the Psychological Health of Persons with Spinal Cord Injury
The Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research received 3 years of funding—covering April 2021 through April 2024—from the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation. This project aims to support the mental health of persons living with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI).
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