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.
Press Release
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In Heartfelt Reflection: A Message from our CEO
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At Home Workout: Flex-ability Stretching Class
Blog
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NYT: Starting to Exercise Again After Lockdown
Patient Story
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Battling COVID-19: Filmmaker Spends Month in Hospital, Weeks in Rehab
The 77-year-old world-renowned documentarian was finally off a ventilator, for the second time. He had just been helped into a sitting position for the first time in weeks. But now they were talking about putting him on a ventilator for a third time.
News
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Lunchtime Workout Routine
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Back to Basics: Five Tips for Starting a New Running Regime
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Top Honors for New Nurse Residency Program
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![At home workout series from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2020-05/at%20home%20workout_0.jpg?itok=Qp1-5-x0)
At Home Workout: Parkinson’s Integrated Exercise Program
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Balance in the midst of COVID chaos: Why daily routines matter
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In the News: Researchers Develop COVID Symptom Tracking Device
News
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Rethink your home exercise game: Five pieces of exercise equipment you didn’t know you had
Blog
![Gordon Quinn gets rehab after COVID-19](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2020-05/gordonsralab_1.png?itok=XXQwo9gL)
‘It’s one thing to survive the infection, but what’s next?’ Some COVID-19 patients need rehab to walk, talk and problem solve
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