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Dynamic Visual Acuity Test - Instrumented
Area of Assessment
VestibularVision & Perception
Time
minutesAssessment Type
Performance Measurecost
Not FreeRehabilitation Measure
The Best (& Worst) Toys for Early Childhood Development
If you are an expecting parent, one of your biggest concerns is likely whether you have everything you need. Here are common toys and equipment our Shirley Ryan AbilityLab expert pediatric physical therapists and movement specialists recommend.
Blog
Dr. Mitra Lavasani and Team Publish Research Investigating New Cell Therapy for Osteoarthritis
The journal Aging and Disease recently published a paper by Shirley Ryan AbilityLab researchers investigating a new treatment of OA using systemically delivered cell therapy.
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Yen-Sheng Lin, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Can nerve stimulation help patients with severe tremor?
Traditionally, medication and surgery have been the only two ways of managing tremor. Each of these options is problematic. Their effectiveness decreases over time, few patients are eligible and they come with unwanted side effects. Clearly, patients with tremor need new options for managing it, and José Pons, PhD, is leading the search for them.
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Angelo Tolentino
Physical Therapist, PT, DPT
General Health Questionnaire-28
Area of Assessment
DepressionGeneral Health
Time
minutesAssessment Type
Patient Reported Outcomescost
Not FreeRehabilitation Measure
Neuro-QOL
Area of Assessment
Activities of Daily LivingAttention & Working Memory
Behavior
Cognition
Communication
Depression
Executive Functioning
Functional Mobility
Life Participation
Mental Health
Negative Affect
Occupational Performance
Pain
Patient Satisfaction
Positive Affect
Quality of Life
Social Relationships
Social Support
Sleep
Stress & Coping
Time
minutes , Each domain tested can be completed in <2 minutes. Computer Assisted Testing arrives at a score based on responses to each question, presenting a variable number of items with adaptive content.Assessment Type
Patient Reported Outcomescost
FreeRehabilitation Measure
Patient Gains Hope and Feeling from Stimulation Study
Watch this video testimonial of Dan’s experience with electrical stimulation to his back that gave him new movement in his legs, with increased feelings in his legs.
In the News
Development of somatosensory interfaces for the restoration of proprioception
Studies have revealed that this loss of somatosensation (the "sense of the body") in the very unusual cases when normal strength is preserved, makes standing, walking, and normal arm movements almost impossible.
Research Project