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Congratulations to our Nurses Week Award Winners & Nominees
This week the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab celebrated our nurses for providing exceptional care to patients day in and day out.
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2025 Pediatric Summer Camps
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is offering several pediatric summer camps. They will have fun activities and each will have an area of focus: speech, feeding, gait and upper extremity function.
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In Golf, New Study Finds Walking is Par for the Course
Walking — and not riding — the golf course provides significantly higher health benefits for those with osteoarthritis.
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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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Abu Dhabi’s Capital Health signs partnership with Shirley Ryan AbilityLab — Global Leader in Rehabilitation Care — for New Specialist Hospital in Abu Dhabi
The partnership will enable delivery of AbilityLab's leading model of care at Capital Health’s Specialized Rehabilitation Hospital in Abu Dhabi.
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"I am Determined" Michelle Clemens' Miracle Journey
"I am determined." Has been Michelle's mantra after May 11, 2017, when a debilitating headache led her father to rush her to the hospital.
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In the News: NBC News Features Dr. Jenna Sarna on Psychological Care for Survivors of Gun Violence
A recent story on NBCNews.com highlighted how some unique organizations — including Shirley Ryan AbilityLab — provide psychological treatment, in addition to traditional physical therapy, to patients who survive gun violence. For instance, Jenna Sarna, Psy.D. manager, Psychology/Patient Family Counseling, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, described the psychological support services that she and her colleagues provide these patients.
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OT Emily Sanders Featured in FOX 32 Story on Special Friendship Between Patients
FOX 32 Chicago recently profiled Sam Matthews and Hunter Valles — two men in their 20s who forged a close friendship at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab as they recovered from burn injuries. The story features Emily Sanders, senior occupational therapist, 20th Floor, who treated Sam and Hunter.
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In the News: Rev. Jesse Jackson undergoing therapy for Parkinson's disease
A recent story on ABC7 highlighed Rev. Jesse Jackson's stay at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab where he underwent treatment for Parkinson's disease.
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“Fore!” Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Game-Changing Golf Partnerships & Research
When the USGA started its first Adaptive Open, who did they trust to classify the competitors with disabilities? The physiatrists and physical therapists of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, of course!
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SkyRise Chicago 2022: Photos & Fundraising Totals
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab hosted SkyRise Chicago — our annual fundraising event featuring a 105-story climb to the top of the Willis Tower!
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Wearable Sensor and Video Platform to Monitor Motor Development in Infants
There remains a need for more accessible and robust tools capable of detecting atypical behavior early in infancy, which is critical for promoting optimal motor and sensory development.
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