Not Finding What You're Looking For?
Keystone Board
We unified our Foundation Board and Women’s Board into one, novel entity — the Keystone Board
Page
Mike and Lindy Keiser Make Significant Gift to Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
The gift — the amount of which is confidential — has been directed to the capital campaign for the AbilityLab, RIC’s state-of-the-art research hospital.
Press Release
Disparities Among Direct Care Workers May Impact Services
Despite the high demand for DCW, jobs in the field often pay poverty-level wages and provide little opportunity for advancement.
In the News
Nickolas’ Story: Healing through Education After Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Nickolas G., a physician, came to Shirley Ryan AbilityLab for intensive rehabilitation after becoming paralyzed by Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) — a rare disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks the nerves.
Patient Story
Can nerve stimulation help patients with severe tremor?
Traditionally, medication and surgery have been the only two ways of managing tremor. Each of these options is problematic. Their effectiveness decreases over time, few patients are eligible and they come with unwanted side effects. Clearly, patients with tremor need new options for managing it, and José Pons, PhD, is leading the search for them.
Blog
Monica Rho, MD
Vice President, Chief of Medical Affairs
Reva and David Logan Section Chief of Musculoskeletal Medicine
Neuromuscular mechanisms of specific trunk interventions in children with cerebral palsy
The goal of the proposed study is to examine the neuromuscular mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effect of hippotherapy and determine whether repeated exposure to a pelvic perturbation force would be effective in improving trunk postural control and gait of children with cerebral palsy. This study is supported by NIH/NINDS, 1R01NS115487, Date of Project Period: 03/01/2020-02/28/2025
Research Project
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Research Scientist and Patient Featured in FOX 32 Chicago Segment About Self-Driving Wheelchair Technology
A recent “Breaking Barriers” segment on FOX 32 Chicago showcased an assistive technology “gamechanger” currently in development at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab — the autonomous, self-driving wheelchair.
News
Study Finds People with Parkinson’s Experience High Levels of Financial Stress
People diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease experience the same level of financial stress as someone dealing with advanced cancer even if they’re still working and receiving a paycheck.
In the News
Brenna Argall, PhD
Director, argallab
Associate Professor, Departments of Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University
Disparities Among Direct Care Workers May Impact Services
Direct Care Workers (DCW) provide support to older adults and people with disabilities in leading the lives they want.
In the News