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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Mourns the Passing of Joanne C. Smith, MD, President & CEO
Dr. Smith died following treatment for cancer, which she battled privately while continuing to fully lead Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
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Mallory Ward MS
Research Project Manager
Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment

Study Finds People with Parkinson’s Experience High Levels of Financial Stress
People diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease experience the same level of financial stress as someone dealing with advanced cancer even if they’re still working and receiving a paycheck.
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Melody Yang, PhD, OT: Finding Ways to Remove Barriers for People With Disabilities is Her Passion
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Max Nader KAFO Research Featured in UChicago Medicine
Research conducted by the Max Nader Center on evaluating a novel Knee-Ankle Foot Orthosis was featured recently in a UChicago Medicine magazine article.
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“Voices of Experience” videos connect people with new spinal cord injuries to people who have been living with paralysis for years
View the 10-part video series which was created with funds from the Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System grant to Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
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Outpatient Care
Our 14 outpatient and 23 Alliance therapy sites are spread over a wide geographical area and support your therapy needs by offering care closer to home.
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Multi-user Virtual Training Environment for Upper Extremity Therapy in the Home
To develop and evaluate a multi-user virtual reality (VR) environment for training upper extremity motor control after stroke
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Sandro Mussa-Ivaldi, PhD
Senior Research Scientist, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab |
Professor, Physiology, PM&R and Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University