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.
Press Release
![TBI patient Nirali Chauhan and her therapist Renee Keefer](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-05/nirali-renee-banner_0.jpg?itok=qWayySNT)
Daily Herald Profiles Patient Competing on “The Great American Baking Show”
News
![Golf Performance Program](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-04/new-golf-program-banner_0.jpg?itok=u1AvYkC2)
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Launches Golf Performance Program to Improve Play, Reduce Injury Risk
News
![NBC 5 Profiles New Sports Program for Chicago Teens](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-04/in-the-news-nbc5-kelsey_0.jpg?itok=Z01HD4kt)
NBC 5 Profiles New Sports Program for Chicago Teens
News
![Dr. Perez with patient](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-03/Dr.%20Perez_04.png?itok=ZaGuTOk0)
Multi-site, non-invasive electrical stimulation helps restore function in patients with spinal cord injury
News
![The first graduates of the CNA training program](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-03/graduates-banner_0.jpg?itok=gcMS6RDe)
Oak Point University: Celebrating Our First CNA Graduates
News
![Dr. Brenna Argall (center) inducted to AIMBE College of Fellows](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-03/brenna-aimbe-banner.jpg?itok=yFlS5u2N)
Dr. Brenna Argall Inducted to Prestigious AIMBE College of Fellows
News
![Dr. Rick Lieber](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-03/lieber-cp-award-lab-banner_0.jpg?itok=xGUNrIwx)
Dr. Rick Lieber Receives 2023 Elsass Foundation Research Prize for Impacting Lives of People with CP
News
![Scientists with mice](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-03/liebernews_mar16%2C2023.jpg?itok=n0V9bPWX)
Humans Are Not Just Big Mice: Study Identifies Science’s Muscle-Scaling Problem
News
![Dr. Monica Perez on the cover of The Physiologist Magazine](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-03/monica-perez-cover-banner_1.jpg?itok=WzfUNJIR)
The Physiologist Magazine Highlights Dr. Monica Perez’s Research on Speeding SCI Recovery in Cover Story Feature
News
![Lieber Award](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-03/lieber-magnuson-banner_0.jpg?itok=kh3gUF-F)
Dr. Richard Lieber Awarded VA’s Highest Honor in Rehabilitation Research
News
![drug delivery system](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-03/franz_news03_1.jpg?itok=5UUbAuAD)
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Northwestern University Invent Self-Powered Drug Delivery System
News
![Shirley Ryan AbilityLab](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_160x90_/public/2023-02/1706_01_04_2.jpg?itok=jyo6xZA_)
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Receives Department of Defense Grant for First-of-its-Kind Study on Neurally Controlled Bionic Legs with Osseointegration
News