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Remembering Brenda Barnes and Bill Wardrop

The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) remembers Brenda Barnes and Bill Wardrop, two committed Governing Board members who recently passed away.

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Surviving Holiday Meals with Picky Eaters (Part Two): Thanksgiving Dinner

The holidays can be a stressful time for families, especially those with picky eaters. Here are some additional tips to help turn the Thanksgiving meal into opportunities for positive experiences with new foods.

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Our Take on Toys for the Holidays

With thousands of toys to choose from, picking the perfect gift for a child can be an overwhelming task.

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A Safe Holiday Season Starts with the Car Ride to Grandma's House

Here are 5 simple car seat safety checks for before you hit the road.

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What to Expect with Serial Casting

Serial casting is the process of putting on and then taking off a cast on an arm or leg every seven days for a period of several weeks.

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Norman Plays Guitar as Therapy

Music therapy helps patients relax while providing another way to build strength and work on movements. Check out this video of Norman days after his stroke.

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If You Fall, Reading This Story Might Help Ensure You’ll Get Up

After a life saving brain surgery, Christine Bowers is walks on the KineAssist MX, which allows people freedom of motion but catches them if they stumble.

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Developing Solutions to Real Life Challenges

AbilityLab team members participated in the Makeathon, a 72-hour marathon where a product is designed sharing physical solutions to real life challenges.

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New Wheelchair Lets Users Move While Standing Up or Sitting Down

The engineers at Center for Bionic Medicine in AbilityLab have created the first manual wheelchair that allows users to move while in both standing and seated.

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2024 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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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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Neuroscientists Are Searching for God in Our Gray Matter

Jordan Grafman, director of brain injury research at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, and other neuro-scientists have been curious about the neural basis of faith.

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