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Improving Adherence to Exercise Guidelines Using Smartphone-Based Technology and E-coaching: A Proof-of-Concept SMART-Design Study
In this Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems (SCIMS) Site Specific Project, our research team will conduct a proof-of-concept project in which we use Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) design to test an intervention to enhance adherence to exercise guidelines in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) by using smartphone technology, ecological momentary assessment (EMA) monitoring, and e-coaching.
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Dr. Annette Grotheer Honored for Bringing Preventive Health Screenings to Barber & Beauty Shops
At an April 19 ceremony in Washington, D.C., Shirley Ryan AbilityLab medical resident Annette Grotheer, MD, MPH, was honored as one of the National Minority Quality Forum’s “40 Under 40," for founding The Shop Docs.
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Pamela Capraro: A Career of Helping People with Disabilities Return to Work
Pamela Capraro and her husband were trying to find better care for their nine-year-old daughter in the late 1980s when they brought her to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) for an appointment.
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The Robert R. McCormick Foundation Center for Hope and Equity
Learn more about the Robert R. McCormick Foundation Center for Hope and Equity at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab which was established in 2023 to serve Chicago’s diverse communities.
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NBC 5 Shares Dr. Maria Reese's Stretches for COVID Vaccine Arm Soreness
Some people who get the COVID-19 vaccine may experience arm soreness — a sign the immune system is working!
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Robert Trierweiler: A Career Spent Helping People with Disabilities Find or Return to Work
Learn more about Robert Trierweiler and his career spent helping people with disabilities find or return to work.
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Foundations of Adaptive Yoga: Part 1
Regular yoga practice has been shown to improve strength, balance and flexibility, and also decrease stress, anxiety and pain. This class is an introduction to all that yoga can do for you.
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Elise Olsen: Early experiences and connections to Shirley Ryan AbilityLab make her job 'very full circle'
You could say it was inevitable that Elise Olsen would find her way to Shirley Ryan AbilityLab where she is a research assistant in the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR).
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Bridgette Schram, PhD, project manager in CROR’s Rehabilitation and Research Training Center on HCBS
Bridgette Schram’s entry into disability work began with a chance encounter at the New Orleans swim school she managed in 2009.
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Meet Two Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Athletes Competing at the Tokyo Paralympics
Meet Ixhelt Gonzalez and Kelsey LeFevour, two Paralympic athletes with backgrounds at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
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AbilityLab Team Authors Study on Preventing Nerve Injuries Acquired in the ICU by Patients with Severe COVID
A new study published in the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation identified the cause of — and hope for the potential prevention of — nerve injuries in patients treated in the intensive care unit for severe COVID-19.
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