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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!["Hearts of Hope" Valentines Bring Smiles to Patients' Faces](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2021-02/hearts-hope-banner-2%20copy.jpg?itok=0_hyNS7L)
"Hearts of Hope" Valentines Bring Smiles to Patients' Faces
Patient Story
![Dr. Monica Perez Earns Elite Grant from NIH to Create Breakthroughs in SCI Science](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2021-02/monica-perez-r35_0.jpg?itok=0uvAGeQ5)
Dr. Monica Perez Earns Elite Grant from NIH
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![Orthopaedic Research Society logo](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2021-02/ors-logo_0.jpg?itok=XxXAJ_xD)
Dr. Richard Lieber Honored as Fellow of the Orthopaedic Research Society
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![At home workout series from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2021-02/at%20home%20workout_0.jpg?itok=VQHvKVkL)
At Home Workout: Partner Exercise
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![Peds Rehabilitation](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2021-02/Peds.jpg?itok=U5QiHaT3)
Chicago Tribune: Palos Hill Teen on Rebound From Spinal Stroke
News
![At home workout series from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2021-02/at%20home%20workout.jpg?itok=bBm7pZTI)
At Home Workout: Low Back Health
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![Yoga Child's Pose](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2021-02/yogaheader.jpg?itok=N_muD8hA)
Five Yoga Poses to Fix or Prevent Lower Back Pain
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![Mahmoud A. doing rehabilitation at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2021-01/ABC7%20news%20storu.png?itok=kaOceGqs)
ABC 7: COVID-19 'long-haulers' work to regain basic skills, overcome 'brain fog' months after diagnosis
News
![Man and woman do seated yoga at home using laptop](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2021-01/yoga%27.jpg?itok=t4DkdK4w)
Five Ways to Turn Your Home into a Yoga Studio
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![Nurse holds hands of patient](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2021-01/nursing.jpg?itok=ypvkd3Oj)
Five Lessons My Patients Taught Me About Surviving a Pandemic
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![Dr. Perez Neurostimulation](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2021-01/perez-transcranial-stimulation_0.jpg?itok=kTqglIV8)
Study participant walks for the first time following injury
News
![Mike's Story of Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2021-01/PatientStory_Header_MikeF.jpg?itok=kjJUeHHt)
Mike's Story: Intensive Therapy & Game-changing Research Lead to His Recovery
Patient Story