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Spinal Cord Injury Spotlight

Established in September 2014, National Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Awareness Month raises awareness about SCI, and the need for better treatment and education. At Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, this month also gives us an opportunity to reflect on our patients, team and community.
Meet some of our outstanding colleagues and patients as they share their reflections on what this National SCI Month means to them.

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COVID ventilator patients can have permanent nerve damage

Some COVID patients on ventilators are placed in a prone position to ease breathing, but study shows that this life-saving position can also cause permanent nerve damage.

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Gordon Quinn

Back to Life After COVID-19 - Gordon Quinn

Gordon Quinn was the first patient to receive therapy and graduate from our COVID Care Unit.

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Ashley's Story: The Comeback

Ashley was a 24-year-old accountant and athlete living and active life in Chicago. On May 29, 2017, everything changed.

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Open Ceremony at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Arlington Heights Location

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Opens New DayRehabCenter® in Arlington Heights

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab DayRehabCenter® Arlington Heights, located at 3215 N. Wilke Rd., serves patients primarily from the northwest suburbs.

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At home workout series from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

At Home Workout: Lower Extremity Exercise

This routine is intended to work primarily on lower body strength and endurance. It covers most of the lower body, but not all of it. Ideally, it would be performed 2 times per week, and for 2 to 3 sets each time.

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Understanding Vertigo: Causes & Treatment Options

Physical therapists can provide treatment for individuals who have vertigo or other symptoms of dizziness.

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At home workout series from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

At Home Workout: Lower Back

This exercise routine entails general core strengthening and low back mobility for any population capable of independently laying down on a surface and getting into the supine, quadruped, and prone positions.

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Marathon runners

Training for the Chicago Marathon? Stick to Your Training Plan & Start Now

Teachers always say “don’t cram for a test” — well, the same applies to running a marathon. You can’t cram a six-month training plan into three months and expect the same results.

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Pelvic Floor: Where Kegels Come in

Stop me if you’ve heard this advice from a well-meaning person in your life: “Do your Kegels…” but with no other instructions on how to do them or how often. What even is a Kegel anyway?

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What Is Your Pelvic Floor? And Why You Should Stop Ignoring It

The pelvic floor is a bowl of muscles at the bottom of the pelvis that helps to control bowel, bladder and sexual function. It consists of three layers from superficial to deep that have differing functions.

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Sitting All Day May Be Causing Your Jaw Pain

Have you noticed tension in your jaw, face or neck? Headaches? Clicking or popping while chewing? Pain when yawning? These symptoms may be associated a condition known as Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction, or TMJ — and may be linked with prolonged sitting or postural changes.

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