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COMPLETE: Manual Standing Wheelchair
Researchers at the AbilityLab have designed the first-ever manual standing wheelchair that allows users to be mobile in both sitting and standing modes.
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Dr. Prakash Jayabalan Receives Research Grant from Foundation for PM&R
Prakash Jayabalan, MD, PhD, attending physician and clinician-scientist at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, recently was honored with the 2019 Scott F. Nadler PASSOR Musculoskeletal Research Grant from the Foundation for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
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Severe COVID May Age Survivors' Brains 20 Years: Study
A serious bout of COVID-19 can prompt a serious loss of brain power, new research warns, triggering a drop in IQ that's equivalent to aging from 50 to 70 in a matter of months.
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Golf Performance Assessment & Classes
Join us for our new Golf Performance Class, led by specialized exercise physiologists and supervised by orthopedic physical therapists.
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Remote Therapeutic Monitoring
We are conducting a study to determine the helpfulness, feasibility, and effectiveness of using a Remote Therapeutic Monitoring system to help physical therapists assess their patient’s adherence to their prescribed physical activity and exercise plans over the course of six months.
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Nerve Damage Linked to Prone Positioning in COVID-19
Among COVID-19 patients who undergo mechanical ventilation, lying in the prone position has been associated with lasting nerve damage.
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C-STAR Pilot Project Awardee Spotlight: Pranav J. Parikh, PhD
Meet Dr. Parikh and learn more about his project to measure early pediatric impairment related to dexterity for fine motor movement that could be related to Cerebral Palsy identification.
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The Vietnam Head Injury Study (VHIS)
The William F. Caveness Vietnam Head Injury Study (VHIS) is a long-term follow up study of a cohort of 1,221 Vietnam War veterans who sustained mostly penetrating brain injuries (pTBI).
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Clinical Partnership between Max Näder Center and Samsung
A clinical partnership between the Max Näder Center and Samsung, which focused on evaluating the Gait Enhancing and Motivating System (GEMS), was highlighted at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), held in Las Vegas in January 2020.
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IEEE Spectrum Profiles the Open Source Bionic Leg Project
IEEE Spectrum recently profiled the Open Source Bionic Leg project.
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‘College is Possible’: Larke’s Advice for Students With Disabilities
Larke always has driven to be independent, and she wants kids with CP or other disabilities to believe that college is possible for them, too. Below read a Q&A with Larke’s advice for students who want to continue their education.
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