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Functional Reach Test / Modified Functional Reach Test
Area of Assessment
Balance – VestibularBalance – Non-vestibular
Functional Mobility
Vestibular
Time
minutesAssessment Type
Performance Measurecost
FreeRehabilitation Measure

Nina Suresh, PhD
Research Scientist
Co-Director, Single Motor Unit Lab
Assistant Professor. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Feinberg School of Medicine

Expanded Disability Status Scale & Kurtzke Functional Systems Score
Area of Assessment
CoordinationGait
Mental Health
Vision & Perception
Time
minutesAssessment Type
Performance Measurecost
FreeRehabilitation Measure

Rancho Levels of Cognitive Functioning (3rd edition, 1998)
Time
minutes , No specific time requirement is described.cost
$4.00Rehabilitation Measure

4 Functional Tests for Persons who Self Propel a Manual Wheelchair
Area of Assessment
CoordinationDexterity
Functional Mobility
Time
minutes , For 2 trialsAssessment Type
Performance Measurecost
FreeRehabilitation Measure

Disability Rating Scale (for TBI)
Time
minutes , 1 minute to 30 minutes depending on experience;Zhang et al, 2010: 5-15 minutes
cost
FreeRehabilitation Measure

Participation Survey of Mobility Limited People
Area of Assessment
Activities of Daily LivingFunctional Mobility
Life Participation
Time
minutes , 20 to 40 minutes for web based version, 60 to 90 minutes for the hard copy versionAssessment Type
Patient Reported Outcomescost
FreeRehabilitation Measure

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Physician Shares Insights about Post-stroke Pain in American Heart Association News
In a recent article published by American Heart Association News—and featured in news outlets nationally — Richard Harvey, MD, David W. Trott clinical chair of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Brain Innovation Center, shared insights about the prevalence and treatment of post-stroke pain.
News

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

Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System (MRSCICS)
The Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System (MRSCICS) at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is a leading center for innovative, integrated, interdisciplinary research and care for persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) and is one of the original five NIDILRR-designated Model System Spinal Cord Injury Centers (in partnership with Northwestern University and Northwestern Memorial Hospital).
Research Project

If You Have Pelvic Pain, Here’s What It Could Mean
Sarah Hwang, MD featured in Readers Digest's. While you may assume that all pelvic pain is caused by gynecologic disease, it can be more complex than that.
Blog