AbilityLab Blog
See the latest news, updates and patient stories from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
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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![In a First, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Researchers Observe Muscles Losing Basic Building Blocks After Stroke](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2021-06/murray-sarcomeres_0.jpg?itok=yvF-hlYG)
In a First, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Researchers Observe Muscles Losing Basic Building Blocks After Stroke
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![Patient Care Technician Sonnita Fairfax](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2021-06/sonnita-banner%5B1%5D_0.jpg?itok=USeBV1WL)
Patient Care Technician Sonnita Fairfax's Quick Thinking Saves a Child's Life
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![John walking again after multiple brain and spinal cord injuries](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2022-01/john-walking.jpg?itok=Pl9Aj_LU)
John's Journey to Walk Again
Patient Story
![Dr. Mitra Lavasani and Team Publish Research Investigating New Cell Therapy for Osteoarthritis](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2021-06/mitra-banner-2_0.jpg?itok=VHfzQrsE)
Dr. Mitra Lavasani and Team Publish Research Investigating New Cell Therapy for Osteoarthritis
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![Davis Phinney Foundation](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2021-06/Davis%20Phinney%20Foundationheader.jpg?itok=CQ0H49I3)
Meet Ala Elyaman, DO, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s first Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Neurorehabilitation Fellow
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![Roberto Rodriguez](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2021-06/roberto-rodriguez-banner.jpg?itok=vAg22UTa)
In the News: NBC 5 Profiles Patient Following COVID Double Lung Transplant and 11-Month Hospitalization
News
![New Electrical Stimulator Made of Absorbable Material Offers Hope for Nerve Regeneration Therapy](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2021-05/advanced-functional-materials_0.jpg?itok=5TRX6Cxi)
New Electrical Stimulator Made of Absorbable Material Offers Hope for Nerve Regeneration Therapy
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![DayRehab](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2021-05/ShirleyRyanAbilityLab_BurrRidgeOutptnt%2BDayRehabCtr_1033_lg%20%281%29.jpg?itok=nniFr8YI)
What Is DayRehab?
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![Dorcas Adodo](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2021-05/header.jpeg?itok=1ZR56C91)
A Day in the Life: Dorcas Adodo, PCT
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![ishaq-jan-banner](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2021-05/ishaq-jan-banner.jpeg?itok=OGsrMyo-)
Pharmacy Director Ishaq Lat Leads Vaccine Efforts in Muslim Community
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![Anne Marie](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2021-05/annemarie_0.jpg?itok=5_2CL0c4)
Anne Marie’s Story: Journey to Chicago During a Pandemic
Patient Story
![NBC 5 Shares Dr. Maria Reese's Stretches for COVID Vaccine Arm Soreness](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2021-04/maria-reese-nbc5_0.jpg?itok=NytGV5L0)
NBC 5 Shares Dr. Maria Reese's Stretches for COVID Vaccine Arm Soreness
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