AbilityLab Blog
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Ranked No. 1 by U.S. News & World Report for 33rd 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 33rd consecutive year. It remains the only hospital of any kind to hold this distinction.
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![Genevieve in her studio with one of her paintings](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-02/Genevieve%20with%20painting.jpg?itok=X5PixoQ3)
Finding Purpose & Passion in Art: Meet Genevieve Nutley
Patient Story
![Kenneth Jennings](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-02/wearable%20sensors_peds%20%281%29.png?itok=M3_B9hM0)
LIFE Center Spotlight featuring Kenneth J.
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![Spinal Cord model](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-01/GettyImages-480125956.jpg?itok=ej7FBZZs)
Understanding the Levels of the Spinal Cord
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![Six Tips for Safer Backpack Use](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-01/backpackblogJan23.jpg?itok=teO5FQXQ)
Six Tips for Safer Backpack Use
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![Kyle S.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2022-12/-_164934-Sandra-Foutycrop_0.jpg?itok=AhQVOhSj)
Kyle’s Story: From Rehabilitation Hospital Worker to Patient
Patient Story
![Officer Tyler Bailey’s poses for a photo with his well-wishers](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2022-12/watch-officer-bailey.jpg?itok=sCxb8Mkf)
Watch: Officer Tyler Bailey’s Sendoff
Patient Story
![Cover of the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2022-12/journal-neuroengineering.jpg?itok=8lv7MuEX)
AbilityLab Team Authors Study on Preventing Nerve Injuries Acquired in the ICU by Patients with Severe COVID
News
![Wearable Sensors in Pediatrics](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2022-12/wearable%20sensors_peds_0.png?itok=5ZMCpXUf)
Wearable Sensor and Video Platform to Monitor Motor Development in Infants
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![SkyRise Climbers Posing on SkyDeck](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2022-11/Untitled%20design%20%2811%29.png?itok=EY09MQPJ)
SkyRise Chicago 2022: Photos & Fundraising Totals
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![An adaptive golfer tees off](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2022-11/adaptive-golf-banner_0.jpg?itok=Ps3-ttrK)
“Fore!” Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Game-Changing Golf Partnerships & Research
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![SkyRise Logo](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2022-10/SkyRise_CMYK_0.png?itok=nt-SBHLH)
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Hosts 14th Annual SkyRise Chicago, World’s Tallest Indoor Stair-Climbing Event
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