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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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![Aphasia patients practice with ORLA, speech software invented at AbilityLab](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2016-10/IMG_0215.jpg?itok=MvYG4VCU)
New Therapies to Help Stroke Survivors Recover Language Years After Injury
Encouraging new evidence is emerging to suggest the brain's plasticity, or its ability to change and heal, may last many years after injury.
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![Northwestern students collaborate with RIC to find solutions](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2016-10/H2815_DZ3A3657_RIC_HiRes.jpg?itok=2dibDUZV)
RIC Featured in Wall Street Journal
An RIC collaboration is featured in today's Wall Street Journal, in an article entitled, "The Power of Unsolvable Problems."
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Bionic Leap Forward with First Thought-Controlled Leg
Journal of the American Medical Association profiles study of new non-invasive thought-controlled leg that learns and adjusts with each step.
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![Sports for Kids Program Image taken at the zoo](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2017-06/CFK%20YR%20049.jpg?itok=iPOD0HOq)
Sports for Kids Year-Round Programs
Sports for Kids School Year Programs offers a variety of recreational, social and sports activities from September through June.
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![Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Blackhawks Sled Hockey](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2016-10/750x575-Sled-Hockey.jpg?itok=MrHBCXXu)
Sled Hockey
Blackhawks Sled Hockey was formed in the fall of 1999 with the support of Chicago Blackhawks Charities, and remains a robust presence in the sled hockey arena.
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![Adaptive & Wheelchair Basketball](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2016-10/H2815_DZ3A4249_RIC_HiRes.jpg?itok=kv-p3z2s)
Wheelchair Basketball
The basketball program promotes growth in fundamental skills of basketball while teaching life skills of sportsmanship, dedication, & friendships.
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