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The Perez Lab team exclusively offers FREE hand training for ANYONE with a neurological condition that affects the function of their hands, including but not limited to: Spinal Cord Injury (Any level), Stroke, MS, Parkinson's, ALS, etc. We use a combination of games, cutting-edge robotics, sensors, and upper body exercises to help people improve the function of their hands in terms of pinching, grasping, and dexterity. Come by any time 8:30AM-4PM Monday-Friday and meet us!
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Back to College After a Traumatic Brain Injury
Brett suffered a severe TBI after a skiing accident. Through our Amicous Program, daily speech therapy and inpatient care he walked out of the hospital.
Patient Story
Rachel Tappan, PT, DPT, NCS
Physical Therapist, Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy & Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Should I Disclose to My Employer? It’s More Complicated for People with Invisible Disabilities
When someone experiences a stroke or a traumatic brain injury, they usually have little choice but to inform their employer because they need time off to rest and recover.
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Empowered and Independent: Meet Nicole
Nicole found support through Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's Vocational Rehabilitation program. With guidance from her vocational counselor, Nicole navigated workplace accommodations and secured funding for car modifications.
Patient Story
Ventilator Weaning
Our vent weaning program is a specialty in itself. Your vent-weaning team has decades of experience in helping SCI patients breathe independently.
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Diabetes Fitness & Education Class
Join the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Adaptive Fitness Program for an 11-week diabetes fitness and education class. This program is designed to help you manage diabetes through safe, effective exercise and education in a supportive environment.
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Gadi Revivo, DO
Section Chief, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Spinal Cord Injury experts quoted in the New York Times
Dr. Arun Jayamaran, executive director of the technology and innovation hub at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Dr. Elliot Roth, an attending physician at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Brain Innovation Center, were quoted in a New York Times article on a study investigating the use of electrical stimulation to the spine to help people who have experienced stroke regain some movement in their arms and hands.
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab spinal cord injury experts quoted in New York Times
Dr. Arun Jayamaran, executive director of the technology and innovation hub at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Dr. Elliot Roth, an attending physician at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Brain Innovation Center, were quoted in a New York Times article on a study investigating the use of electrical stimulation to the spine to help people who have experienced stroke regain some movement in their arms and hands.
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