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The Academy is the educational arm of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, the renowned not-for-profit rehabilitation hospital. Since 1954, we have supported clinicians in enhancing their expertise through a wide range of accredited courses, webinars, and hands-on programs.

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Adaptive Fitness

We offer fitness programs to help you stay active and achieve your exercise/movement goals through a variety of fitness services and classes tailored to your needs.

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Diabetes Fitness & Education Class

Join the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Adaptive Fitness Program for an 11-week diabetes fitness and education class. This program is designed to help you manage diabetes through safe, effective exercise and education in a supportive environment.

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Research Spotlight: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Advances Study of Peripheral Nerve Injury & Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation

Research was undertaken by physician-scientist Colin Franz, MD, PhD, and a team of researchers in the rehabilitation hospital’s Regenerative Neurorehabilitation Laboratory.

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Lower Limb Amputation: Surgical Principles & Medical Management

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How To Perform Journal Manuscript Reviews

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COVID-19 Outcomes of Inpatient Rehabilitation and Impact on Individuals with Disability in the Community

COVID-19 Outcomes of Inpatient Rehabilitation & Impact on Individuals with Disability in the Community

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Fall Prevention Update: New Interventions and Technologies to Address Fall Prevention at Home and in the Hospital

Fall Prevention Update: New Interventions & Technologies to Address Fall Prevention at Home & in the Hospital

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Conceptual framework for considering the status of lower motor neuron degeneration affecting key arm muscles that may be re-animated after spinal cord injury via nerve transfer surgery. In scenario C, which affects 30-40% of patients we screen, nerve transfer surgery should be avoided outside of the first 6 months post-injury due to detrimental impact of chronic muscle denervation on recipient muscle targets. However, reconstruction by tendon transfer may be considered.

Reconstructive Surgery for People with Spinal Cord Injury

The Journal of Neurophysiology recently published a review by Adenike Adewuyi, MD PhD — a 2022 graduate of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) residency program — and her mentor, Colin Franz, MD, PhD, physician-scientist, at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. The review defines a clinical framework for evaluating patients with spinal cord injuries to determine their candidacy for nerve transfer surgery.

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