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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Nurse Residency Program Recognized for Excellence
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s New Graduate Nurse Residency Program received “Accreditation with Distinction” for the second consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP).
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COMPLETE: Prosthetic Research Residency Program
All Prosthetics Residencies offered through AbilityLab Prosthetics & Orthotics Center are now 18-month combined Clinical & Research residencies.
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Inside Look: Go Baby Go Program
Go Baby Go enables toddlers with paralysis to enjoy physical and social benefits of mobility, empowering them to be part of the action at home and playground.
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Join our Nurse Residency Program
Being a nurse at a hospital specializing in Physical Rehabilitation is unlike any other nursing experience. We have a highly collaborative interdisciplinary environment where nurses are empowered; have an ongoing opportunity to learn and be inspired by our incredible patients every single day.
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Shari Marchbanks, PT, DPT, NCS
Clinical Manager 15 North Neurologic Outpatient Therapy, Physical Therapist, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy

How Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Intensive Aphasia Program Helps Participants
Through a friend, Jayendra learned about the Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program (ICAP) at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. He arranged a video chat with Leora Cherney, PhD, scientific chair, Think + Speak Lab, and director of the ICAP, to see if Sudha would be a good candidate for treatment.
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's New Golf Performance Program Featured on WGN
A recent episode of WGN Morning News featured a segment with Jessica Curran, DPT, clinical manager, Outpatient Therapy, discussing Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's new Golf Performance Program.
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Meet Mentees from the 2024 Global Sports Mentoring Program Class
Meet Mian Absar Ali of Pakistan and Omar Hegazy of Egypt, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s mentees from the Global Sports Mentoring Program Class of 2024. They recently visited Washington, D.C., to present plans to expand access to adaptive athletics in their home countries.
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The Show Must Go On: The Performing Arts Medicine Program
What happens when a dancer feels a twinge as she lands her hundredth tour jeté of the week? Or, when an actor feels a tweak in his elbow after the big sword fight in Act III?
Fortunately, performing artists can seek a visit with Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Performing Arts Medicine Program, a clinical practice tailored to diagnosing and treating the unique needs of those in artistic roles, including musicians, actors and dancers.
Fortunately, performing artists can seek a visit with Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Performing Arts Medicine Program, a clinical practice tailored to diagnosing and treating the unique needs of those in artistic roles, including musicians, actors and dancers.
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COMPLETE: Assessment and Monitoring of Neuromotor Function through Advanced Dynamic Pose Estimation
We plan to use videos of people with Parkinson's disease (PD) doing different things to develop sophisticated computer programs that can detect specific movement patterns that are only seen in people with PD.
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Community Health Model Activities Program for Seniors Physical Activity Questionnaire
Area of Assessment
Activities of Daily LivingTime
minutesAssessment Type
Patient Reported Outcomescost
$0.00Rehabilitation Measure