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Stroke Recovery
Choosing the right facility & starting stroke rehabilitation as soon as possible greatly impacts recovery. The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab has been the world's best stroke rehabilitation facility for over 27 years.
Condition
Stroke Impact Scale
Area of Assessment
Activities of Daily LivingCognition
Communication
Depression
Functional Mobility
Gait
General Health
Life Participation
Quality of Life
Social Relationships
Social Support
Upper Extremity Function
Time
minutesAssessment Type
Patient Reported Outcomescost
FreeRehabilitation Measure
Engineering a Successful Stroke Recovery
When Igal survived a stroke he was told he would never walk or speak again, But this professor of biomedical engineering work hard through all levels of our unique - punctuated by our Intensive Aphasia Program - to regain his abilities.
Patient Story
A Life Regained Following Stroke
When Walter arrived he was paralyzed on the right side of his body. He arrived on a Saturday and by the following Tuesday, he took his first steps. Soon after, he began walking & didn’t stop.
Patient Story
Motor Impairment Related Changes in Muscles Properties in Chronic Stroke
We're interested in understanding whether the chronic neural impairments and disuse of the upper limb associated with hemiparetic stroke lead to changes in muscle structure that significantly change the muscle's ability to generate force, creating additional difficulties for use of the hand and arm.
Research Project
Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement
Area of Assessment
CoordinationFunctional Mobility
Range of Motion
Time
minutesAssessment Type
Performance Measurecost
FreeRehabilitation Measure
Stroke Impact Scale-- 16
Area of Assessment
Activities of Daily LivingTime
minutesAssessment Type
Patient Reported Outcomescost
FreeRehabilitation Measure
Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke
Area of Assessment
Balance – Non-vestibularTime
minutesAssessment Type
Performance Measurecost
FreeRehabilitation Measure
Wearable Sensors for Stroke Recovery
In order to develop more precise measures to aid in stroke recovery, Dr. Arun Jayaraman is collaborating on a ground-breaking project using wearable sensors.
In the News
Wearable tech aids stroke patients
Dr. Arun Jayarman's work in the field of wearable sensors presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Texas featured on BBC.
In the News
Announcing: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab - Pod Series: Stroke Edition
A first of many seasons of the Pod Series: Stroke Edition
Take a dive into stroke with Dr. Allison Kessler with several guests from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Take a dive into stroke with Dr. Allison Kessler with several guests from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Blog
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
Area of Assessment
AphasiaBehavior
Cognition
Dysarthria
Vision & Perception
Time
minutesAssessment Type
Observercost
FreeRehabilitation Measure
