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CROR Receives $4.5 Million Grant to Evaluate How Different Inpatient Rehabilitation Lengths of Stay Affect Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries
The Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab was awarded a $4.2 million, five-year grant to explore how different rehabilitation lengths of stay and intensity of rehabilitation affect outcomes and quality of life for people with spinal cord injury in different countries.
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Video: Bionic Legs for Bilateral Above-Knee Amputations
The Regenstein Foundation Center for Bionic Medicine (CBM) has been developing coordinating bionic legs for people with dual above-knee amputations for more than a decade.
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2 Research Scientists Honored by AIMBE
Wendy Murray, PhD, and James Patton, PhD, were inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s College of Fellows.
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Dr. Colin Franz Moderates Plenary Speakers at ALS Symposium
Dr. Colin Franz moderated the plenary speakers at the recent virtual ALS symposium.
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Lucy’s Story: Embracing Pediatric Rehabilitation with a Bright Smile
The entire family was injured in the car accident, but Lucy’s injuries were the most severe. She experienced a spinal cord injury, a fractured femur and a large break between the base of her skull and first vertebra. She was barely able to use her right arm or hand, she could not sit up on her own — and she was unable to walk.
Patient Story
A Body-Machine Interface for Promoting Motor Recovery while Controlling Assistive Devices
Overview of the body-machine interface for promoting motor recovery while controlling assistive devices project.
Research Project
Wearable Sensor and Video Platform to Monitor Motor Development in Infants
There remains a need for more accessible and robust tools capable of detecting atypical behavior early in infancy, which is critical for promoting optimal motor and sensory development.
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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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Spinal Cord
The Center is staffed with skilled nurses and physicians with expertise in the functional recovery from SCI equipped to handle all levels, types and severity.
Innovation Center
Think + Speak Lab
The Robert R. McCormick Think + Speak Lab is designed for those recovering the ability to think, reason, perceive, swallow, eat, talk, interact with others and make decisions — all of which are key for returning to everyday life. In this Lab, combined therapeutic care and scientific application help patients recover these building blocks of ability.
Ability Lab
Strength + Endurance Lab
The two-story Nancy W. Knowles Strength + Endurance Lab is designed for patients and research participants who are working on building stamina and resilience. In this Lab, therapy is focused on improving complex motor and endurance activities, coordination and higher-level activities of daily living (cooking, dressing, gardening, sports).
Ability Lab