AbilityLab Blog
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Ranked No. 1 by U.S. News & World Report for 34th Consecutive Year
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab again has been recognized as the national leader in physical medicine and rehabilitation, topping the U.S. News & World Report list for the 34th consecutive year. It remains the only hospital of any kind to hold this distinction.
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![Dr Roth with a nurse and PT](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2017-10/IMG%2013%20-%20Dr.%20Roth%20with%20nurse%20and%20PT.jpg?itok=eu0wIAsq)
Roth Rounds: Transformation and Preservation
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Former Miss America Contestant Tries Out Mind-Controlled Bionic Arm
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![Strength & Endurance Lab in the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2017-09/D2117_AbilityLab_Strength_and_Endurance_HighRes_0.jpg?itok=jPSbiSoq)
Transforming Rehabilitation Through Translational Research
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Bears on the Loose at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
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![Shirley Ryan AbilityLab exterior photo](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2017-09/RehabInstChicago_ShirleyRyanAbilityLab_PP1004_lg.jpg?itok=L2X_Wrc_)
Hospital Receives Top National Design Award
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Paralyzed Chicago Gunshot Victims Get GEDs
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![Cancer Patient in rehab working on movement](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2017-08/Balan95.jpg?itok=NTiITwFX)
Just Move: A Step-by-Step Approach to Physical Fitness for Cancer Survivors
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The Chicago Cubs Report for Caring for Kids Camp
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Heading Home After a Spinal Cord Injury
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Art Exhibit Documents Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury
Patient Story
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Adjusting to Life After being Paralyzed in Polo Accident
Patient Story
![The Strength and Endurance Ability Lab](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2017-08/D2117_AbilityLab_Strength_and_Endurance_HighRes.jpg?itok=F0-HB2u2)
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Ranked #1 in Rehabilitation by U.S. News & World Report 2017
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