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Impact Series Spotlight: Aphasia Community Groups
The Center for Aphasia Research and Treatment offers programs that give participants the opportunity to practice communication, meet others living with aphasia, learn and have fun in a supportive environment.
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Neural Prosthesis Seminar Series with Guest Speaker Dr. Arun Jayaraman
The Cleveland FES Center’s Neural Prosthesis Seminar Series welcomes Dr. Arun Jayaraman to discuss Innovations in Wearables, Machine Learning, and Automation.
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Former Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Patient Utilizes New Device for Spinal Cord Stimulation
Former Shirley Ryan AbilityLab patient, Shane Callahan, who has a spinal cord injury, is using the new ARC-EX device at Next Steps Chicago. Read the full feature in the Chicago Tribune.
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Shu Cole, PhD: Working to Make Air Travel More Accessible for People with Disabilities and Older Adults
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Melody Yang, PhD, OT: Finding Ways to Remove Barriers for People With Disabilities is Her Passion
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Physician Shares Pelvic Health Insights in Woman’s World
As a physiatrist and director of women’s health rehabilitation at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Sarah Hwang, MD, is an expert in the health of the pelvic floor — an important group of muscles responsible for stabilizing the pelvis and lower back; supporting internal pelvic organs; maintaining bowel and bladder continence; aiding in circulation between the legs and the heart; and facilitating sexual function.
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John’s Story: Finding Healing & Self-Acceptance in Art Therapy
John D. was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a rare disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks the nerves, often without warning. The resulting nerve damage can cause muscle weakness and, in John’s case, paralysis.
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Meet Baby Harvey: A Year in the Life with Cerebral Palsy
Harvey S. was only four months old when he traveled with his parents, Michele and Jake, from Virginia to Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago. He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP) and soon began inpatient “habilitative therapy” — a type of therapy geared toward developing new skills, often used in children with chronic conditions.
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2024-25 Winter Season Round Up in Adaptive Sports at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Here is a look back at the action from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s 2024-25 winter season — with highlights from wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby and sled hockey.
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Speech-Language Pathologist, Patient Featured in WBEZ Chicago Story about Long COVID
A recent story on WBEZ-FM, Chicago’s NPR affiliate, highlighted Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s outpatient COVID Rehabilitation Unit, which opened in 2021 to provide care for patients experiencing long COVID symptoms.
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