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Dr. Lieber and Dr. Son Publish Results of Groundbreaking Reconstructive Surgery to Improve Hand Function After Tetraplegia
Richard Lieber, PhD, Jongsang Son, PhD and Jan Friden, MD, PhD, developed a novel approach to reconstructive surgery that can benefit patients who were not previously considered good candidates for surgery based on the ICSHT system.
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Mourns the Passing of Joanne C. Smith, MD, President & CEO
Dr. Smith died following treatment for cancer, which she battled privately while continuing to fully lead Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
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How to Add a Speed Dial Icon to Your iPhone Home Screen
Here at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, many of our patients appreciate making things on their phone easy to use. In order to do that we have many tricks and tools up our sleeves.
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Do I Need Help Managing my Pain? Answer 5 Quick Questions.
Everyone has pain but sometimes pain can impact our ability to live our daily lives, especially if it’s persistent or chronic. Take our short quiz and answer yes or no to the following questions to see:
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Linda Ehrlich-Jones: A Career in Nursing and Research Leads to Induction as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing
Ehrlich-Jones became a full-time clinical research coordinator in 2005. She also began working with the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at RIC, which is now known as the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
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Charles Bombardier: Combining Behavioral Medicine and Rehabilitation Psychology to Help People with Disabilities
Learn more about Charles Bombardier and his combining behavioral medicine and rehabilitation psychology to help people with disabilities.
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Racial Disparities in Health Care Extend to Medical Research; Researcher Dominique Kinnett-Hopkins Wants to Change That
Learn more about racial disparities in health care extend to medical research and how researcher Dominique Kinnett-Hopkins wants to change them.
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Therapy Engagement Greater in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury whose Therapists Received Training in Motivational Interviewing
Researchers at the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab set out to see whether training physical and occupational therapists in a behavioral counseling style known as motivational interviewing (MI) could encourage patients with spinal cord injury to more actively participate in therapy.
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COMPLETE: Validation of a Movement Health Smartphone Application
The purpose of this study is to validate this Movement Health application using advanced wearable sensors and a sequence of standardized clinical assessments.
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Sensory Activities at Home
Children learn with their whole bodies, which is why sensory activities are a very important part of their education and development. Read more for suggested sensory activities that can be done at home.
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Dr. Richard Harvey Returns to WVON's Community Health Focus to Discuss Stroke Recovery
Richard Harvey, MD, clinical chair, Brain Innovation Center, appeared on Community Health Focus on WVON Chicago to discuss stroke recovery.
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Meet Dr. Maria Reese as She Discusses Performing Arts Medicine
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's Performing Arts Medicine Program is led by Maria Reese, MD, who treats a new generation of dancers, musicians and actors who need specialized rehabilitation care because of the unique physical and emotional challenges they face.
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