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After a Hospital Stay for Covid, Patients May Face Months of Rehabilitation
Allen Washington was an active, busy executive before contracting Covid-19 this summer. After weeks in the hospital, he now faces extensive physical and occupational therapy.
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The Five Questions Every Physical Therapist Is Asked About Low Back Pain
As a physical therapist, I receive a lot of questions about the human body — and most often, those questions are about low back pain. Here are five of those questions — and the answers that may surprise you!
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COPD Treatment Option
This holistic approach to COPD rehabilitation combines exercise, nutrition, and education.
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WSJ: How to Recognize the Symptoms of Aphasia and When to Seek Treatment
More than two million Americans suffer From Aphasia, the communication disorder that Bruce Willis was diagnosed with affects speaking and writing. Here are signs and symptoms.
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Electrodiagnostic Laboratory
The Electrodiagnostic Laboratory performs nerve and muscle diagnostic testing that include the electromyogram (EMG) and nerve conduction study (NCS).
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Spasticity Clinic
Spasticity rehabilitation aids children and adults who experience functional loss, contracture and pain due to CP, MS, brain/spinal cord injuries or stroke.
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Living Fully with Multiple Sclerosis
At a poetry reading, a fellow attendee noticed Deborah’s gait and asked, "MS?” A later week-long hospital stay and battery of tests confirmed she did have MS.
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What “The Soul Moves First” Means to Nicole
Nicole posted the below reflection to Facebook about her recent Multiple Sclerosis (MS) diagnosis and the reawakening she had seeing “The Soul Moves First” after therapy at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
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Stem-Cell Breakthroughs Promise Novel Treatments for Cerebral Palsy and Related Conditions
Although the cause of CP is a mystery, researchers at RIC are at the forefront to understand, treat, and ultimately cure, this life-long neurological disorder.
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Inpatient Packing List
To prepare for your inpatient rehabilitation stay, it is important to remember to bring the following items:
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What if you couldn’t recognize whether someone was happy or sad?
Dr. Ashaie and his team are using eye-tracking technology to study how stroke survivors identify emotions in words, faces and gestures.
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Inpatient Care
We treat several thousand inpatients with a wide variety of functional impairments, from the common to the most complex.
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