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New Rehab Hospital Integrates Research and Care in One Facility
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is designed to spur instant collaboration among clinicians and researchers.
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Hospital Receives Top National Design Award
Architectural firms HDR and Gensler, in association with CWa, tackled the collaborative process needed to help build the worlds first and only AbilityLab.
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New Wheelchair Lets Users Move While Standing Up or Sitting Down
The engineers at Center for Bionic Medicine in AbilityLab have created the first manual wheelchair that allows users to move while in both standing and seated.
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The 25 Most Powerful Women in Chicago
Make It Better proudly presents to you our inaugural list of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Chicago.
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Inpatient Care
We treat several thousand inpatients with a wide variety of functional impairments, from the common to the most complex.
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AbilityLab Among Elite Group of Hospitals to Sign Agreements with United Arab Emirates
AbilityLab signed a medical services agreement with UAE that ensures enhanced, timely and efficient medical care for designated Emiratis.
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A Rock Concert on the Road to Recovery
One day, physical therapists in the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Brain Innovation Center spotted a trend: a disproportionate number of patients on the unit had musical propensities.
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Fun in the Sand with a Wheelchair: Beach Days Made Easier & Safer
As summer gets underway, wheelchair users shouldn’t give up on beach fun. With the right equipment, planning and a few helpful tips, the beach is absolutely within reach.
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A Guide to Common Terms: Part 1 — Prosthetics
Prosthetic devices can be game-changing for patients who have experienced limb loss or who were born with a limb difference. Prostheses enable people to live productive and rewarding lives by helping to support their function, mobility and independence.
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Back After a Traumatic Brain Injury
After a traumatic brain injury, Kendrick was no longer an active toddler. Our team of therapists committed to helping him regain as much ability as possible.
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Is walking as important as your temperature or blood pressure?
Dr. R. James Cotton explores innovative methods, including smartphone and video camera technologies combined with artificial intelligence, to provide clinicians with practical, cost-effective tools for studying motion and tracking changes in gait.
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