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COVID-19 Pandemic Strains System for People With Dual Diagnoses of Mental Health Issues and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities

The COVID-19 pandemic strained many of the services offered by HCBS programs and required organizations to adapt.

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Diabetes Fitness & Education Class

Diabetes Fitness & Education Class

Join the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Adaptive Fitness Program for an 11-week diabetes fitness and education class. This program is designed to help you manage diabetes through safe, effective exercise and education in a supportive environment.

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Kelsey LeFevour competes in Paralympics

RIC Patient Heads to the Paralympic Games

Kelsey was born with scoliosis, kyphosis and diastematomyelia. Our Caring for Kids Program was Kelsey’s introduction to adaptive sports.

Patient Story

Dominguez Saldana

Jesus Monserrat "Monse" Dominguez Saldana, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT

Senior I Physical Therapist

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Kids Camp

Summer Fun Kicks Off with 2024 Sports for Kids Camp

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab kicked off summer by welcoming more than 30 campers to an action-packed week of adaptive sports at the annual Tengelsen Family Foundation Sports for Kids Camp, held in partnership with the Chicago Park District.

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SIESTA Sleep Study

Sleep of Inpatients: Empower Staff to Act for Acute Stroke Rehabilitation (SIESTA)

A multidisciplinary group of researchers will adapt, implement and evaluate a state-of-the-art intervention to promote sleep for stroke patients undergoing acute rehabilitation.

Research Project

Mentees

Meet Mentees from the 2024 Global Sports Mentoring Program Class

Meet Mian Absar Ali of Pakistan and Omar Hegazy of Egypt, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s mentees from the Global Sports Mentoring Program Class of 2024. They recently visited Washington, D.C., to present plans to expand access to adaptive athletics in their home countries.

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PhD Announcement

Eric Earley Successfully Defends PhD

Graduate student researcher Eric Earley successfully defended his doctoral thesis, “Sensory Substitution in the Presence of Vision: Providing Joint Speed Feedback to Improve Myoelectric Prosthesis Control and Adaptation," on December 10.

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Jessica Curran, PT, DPT, OCS

Jessica Curran, PT, DPT, OCS

Clinical Manager 15 South Musculoskeletal Outpatient Therapy, Clinical Manager of Therapy at Adaptive Sports and Fitness Center and Outpatient Physical Therapy, Physical Therapist, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy

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Glenn Paustian

Glenn Paustian, SLP

Director, Inpatient, Allied Health, Adaptive Sports and Fitness Programs

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Elizabeth Chan, MD

Attending Physician

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Patient Engagement Intervention in Inpatient Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

We believe that EMR can be adapted successfully and that the manual and materials can be customized for use in inpatient SCI units. We anticipate that EMR will bring better experiences and outcomes to patients. Patients will engage more and put more effort into therapy, and they will have more positive changes in daily function, mood, and satisfaction than the SOC group.

Research Project