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Continuous Scale Physical Functional Performance; Short Form: Continuous Scale Physical Functional Performance 10; Wheel Chair Users: Wheel Chair Physical Functional Performance
Area of Assessment
Activities of Daily LivingBalance – Non-vestibular
Coordination
Functional Mobility
Gait
General Health
Strength
Upper Extremity Function
Time
minutes , CS-PFP: 40 - 75 minutesCS-PFP10: At least 30 minutes
Assessment Type
Performance Measurecost
$325.00Rehabilitation Measure

Spinal Cord Injury Model System Center
One of only 14 designated "Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems" Centers, helping patients return to the community and maximizing function and independence.
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Prosthesis control by forward dynamic simulation of the intact biomedical system
Our project aims to deliver a real-time simulator of complex, multi-degree hand motions, and link it to hardware to control multi-function artificial hands.
Research Project

Oswestry Disability Index
Area of Assessment
Activities of Daily LivingFunctional Mobility
Gait
Life Participation
Occupational Performance
Pain
Quality of Life
Seating
Self-efficacy
Sleep
Social Relationships
Time
minutes , 3.5-5 minutes to complete, 1 minute to scoreAssessment Type
Patient Reported Outcomescost
FreeRehabilitation Measure

Lower Extremity Functional Scale
Area of Assessment
Activities of Daily LivingBalance – Non-vestibular
Coordination
Functional Mobility
Life Participation
Occupational Performance
Quality of Life
Range of Motion
Strength
Time
minutescost
FreeRehabilitation Measure

Coma Recovery Scale - Revised
Area of Assessment
CognitionLanguage
Vision & Perception
Communication
Functional Mobility
Time
minutesAssessment Type
Observercost
FreeRehabilitation Measure

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National Women’s History Museum to Honor Shirley Ryan
Shirley Welsh Ryan — Shirley Ryan AbilityLab champion, benefactor and board member — will be honored at the National Women’s History Museum’s Women Making History Awards Gala on March 20 in Washington, D.C.
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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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Congrats to Amanda Shorter on Her Doctoral Thesis: Ankle Joint Mechanical Impedance During Locomotion
Congratulations to Amanda Shorter on the successful defense of her doctoral dissertation, Ankle Joint Mechanical Impedance During Locomotion - Implications for Prosthesis Control and Rehabilitation.
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Healthcare Outside of the Hospital
3 remote monitoring devices are transforming how we track health.
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People with significant day-to-day variation in cognition after a stroke have greater problems with daily activities and socializing
Researchers led by Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) Assistant Director, Alex Wong, PhD and former CROR post-doc, Elizabeth Munsell, PhD, OT, have published new findings in Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation.
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