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Bensenville Officer Recovering After Being Shot 9 Times (Daily Herald)
Officer Steven Kotlewski is overcoming hurdles in his recovery from being shot nine times while responding to a domestic disturbance in November.
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DayRehab Outings: Transitioning back to Independence
To prepare patients for return to their dynamic lifestyles, we incorporate treatment with groups of patients across all types of therapies; working with others toward similar goals.
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Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology offers custom tools that aid in communication, learning, operation of mobility or household devices and key functions.
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Exciting Developments with the Adaptive Cycling Program
Updates from our Adaptive Cycling Program.
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Real Time Control of a Powered Prosthetic Leg Using Implanted EMG Signals with Sensory Feedback
We will conduct a first-in-human clinical trial to evaluate the effect of incorporating intramuscular EMG signals (obtained using a fully wireless implantable system), compared to surface EMG signals, on function ambulation and non-weight-bearing control of a powered leg prosthesis.
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Band-Aid-Like Patch Could Detect Early COVID-19 Symptoms
Researchers working to contain COVID-19 are increasingly turning to these sleek new wearables for a diagnostic solution.
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CBS Chicago: Amid Coronavirus Crisis, Physical Therapy Patients At Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Embrace Telehealth
During the COVID-19 pandemic, health care providers had to come up with new ways to see patients in need.
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Proactive Physical Therapy for People with Parkinson's Disease: A Knowledge Translation Research Approach
The purpose of this administrative case study is to present the application of a proactive PT (PAPT) approach, to optimize participation in evidence-based exercise for PD, using implementation frameworks for the (1) implementation process, (2) determinants of implementation success, and (3) implementation evaluation.
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Scoring Start-up Funding for Breakthrough Research
Regrowing cartilage to turn back the body’s aging clock lends hope that osteoarthritis can be reversed.
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