Stroke Recovery

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Programs, Services & Patients

You want to recover what’s most important in your life — be it mobility, independence, walking, swallowing or speaking again. Together we reach for those goals.

Stroke Recovery— What sets us apart?

See what sets us apart from other rehabilitation hospitals and why our outcomes for stroke patients are exceptional.

Stroke Specialty Services

Our wide array of services for stroke patients will help you and your family navigate your recovery.

Ryan walking on a treadmill after his stroke

Ryan's Story: Surviving a Stroke at 20

Ryan survived a stroke when he was just 20. After months of therapy, he has made an incredible recovery. He has learned to walk and has improved hand function.

How We Heal

Our integrated team of physicians, nurses, therapists, researchers and case managers understand the most complex injuries. They create programs for each patient – tailored to your individual goals. Therapy may take place in one or several ability labs.

We’ve discovered that people of almost any age and stroke severity, who can meaningfully participate, can benefit from high-intensity rehabilitation training for neurological recovery.

Richard L. Harvey, MD Clinical Chair, Brain Innovation Center

Science-Driven Care

With nearly 200 clinical trials and research studies specifically dedicated to improving function and recovery from stroke (including treatment for aphasia) — we offer you access to the world’s most advanced research, which can directly impact your recovery.

Clinical Trials & Research Studies

Locomotor function following transcutaneous electrical spinal cord stimulation in individuals with hemiplegic stroke

Despite advances in stroke rehabilitation, more than two-thirds of the 7 million stroke survivors in the U.S. still struggle to walk independently in their communities. Most current therapies focus on stimulating the brain areas that control leg movement, yet many stroke survivors continue to face issues like poor coordination, spasticity, and muscle weakness. We propose a different approach—using electrical stimulation of the spinal cord to improve walking after stroke. This study is looking for persons who have had a stroke to determine if spinal stimulation helps improve walking ability.

An Exploration of Acute Intermittent Hypoxia as a tool to Enhance Neural Recovery in Stroke Survivors; a pilot safety study.

This is a Phase I safety study. Our plan consists of dose-escalation exposures with continual assessment of hypoxic conditioning impact in individuals with chronic stroke.

Improving Arm Movement Using Wearable Device After Stroke

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is evaluating a new rehab therapy using wearable devices and a video game interface to improve arm movement after stroke. Participants use these wearable devices, called myoelectric computer interfaces, to play video games using their arm muscles.