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Locked-in Syndrome (LIS)
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab has been treating patients with a standardized Locked-in Syndrome (LIS) care program for nearly 20 years — longer than any other rehabilitation hospital.
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CBM Research Featured on ABC News Chicago
ABC News featured our research participants helping our group evaluate a novel knee-ankle foot orthosis (KAFO) providing users with greater movement potential.
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Motor Evaluation Scale for Upper Extremity in Stroke
Area of Assessment
DexterityRange of Motion
Upper Extremity Function
Time
minutes , 10 minutes (range 5-15 min)5 min for patients with very poor or very good motor function
15 min for patients with more severe hypertonia
Assessment Type
Performance Measurecost
FreeRehabilitation Measure
Ashworth Scale / Modified Ashworth Scale
Area of Assessment
SpasticityTime
minutes , Depends on the number of muscles/joints testedAssessment Type
Observercost
FreeRehabilitation Measure
Vestibular Activities and Participation Measure
Area of Assessment
Activities of Daily LivingBalance – Vestibular
Functional Mobility
Gait
Life Participation
Occupational Performance
Self-efficacy
Social Relationships
Social Support
Vestibular
Time
minutesAssessment Type
Patient Reported Outcomescost
FreeRehabilitation Measure
Quick Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder & Hand
Area of Assessment
Activities of Daily LivingCommunication
Coordination
Dexterity
Eating
Functional Mobility
General Health
Life Participation
Occupational Performance
Pain
Quality of Life
Sleep
Social Relationships
Social Support
Strength
Upper Extremity Function
Time
minutesAssessment Type
Patient Reported Outcomescost
FreeRehabilitation Measure
Barthel Index
Area of Assessment
Activities of Daily LivingFunctional Mobility
Gait
Time
minutes , Self-Report: 2-5 minutesDirect Observation: 20 minutes
Assessment Type
Performance Measurecost
FreeRehabilitation Measure
Dr. Monica Perez Earns Elite Grant from NIH
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) — part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) — has awarded Monica A. Perez, PT, PhD, with the intensely competitive and prestigious R35 grant to create breakthroughs in spinal cord injury science and therapy.
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Meet the Mentees
Meet the Mentees. Our Mentorship Funding Program provides junior faculty and early-career rehabilitation researchers with mentoring and career advancement guidance from senior scientists and clinicians at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
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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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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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