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Research on Patient Preferences in Prosthetic Alignment Featured in O&P Edge
O&P Edge recently featured a study on patient preferences in prosthetic alignment by CBM researchers.
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Multi-site, non-invasive electrical stimulation helps restore function in patients with spinal cord injury
In novel research led by scientists at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, patients with spinal cord injury who received non-invasive electrical stimulation simultaneously targeting motor neurons in the arms and legs followed by physical therapy had lasting improvements in walking and grasping.
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Benjamin Friedman, MD
Attending Physician
Assistant Professor, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Depression & Spinal Cord Injury
Depression is more common in the SCI population— about one in five people. Estimated rates of depression among people with SCI range from 11% to 37%.
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C-STAR Pilot Project Awardee Spotlight: Sunghoon Ivan Lee, PhD
Meet Dr. Lee and learn more about his passion for research and how his awarded C-STAR funding will impact stroke survivors.
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Lora Diaz, SLP
Administrative Director
Treating chemobrain
Researchers are proposing a comprehensive set of screening instruments to address cognitive impairments related to what is colloquially referred to as “chemo brain” or “chemo fog,” a cognitive condition affecting thinking, perception and communication that often goes undiagnosed and untreated.
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Kathryn Abplanalp, MOT, OTR/L
Senior Occupational Therapist I, Allied Health Research Associate
Chronic Pain Affects Many in the U.S. Workforce New Self-Management Techniques Show Promise
Often defined as any pain lasting more than 12 weeks, chronic pain may be the result of an injury like a sprain, MS, spinal stenosis.
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Northwestern PM&R Residency Medical Education Track
Leslie Rydberg, MD always had an interest in education and the teaching process. She has found a career path that allows her to cultivate that interest.
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Presentations at APTA Combined Sections Meeting
Several of our graduate student researchers and staff members presented at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting in Denver last week.
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2020 Job Market Turmoil Hits Those with Disabilities Harder, Undoing Many Hard-Won Gains
The employment challenges faced by those with disabilities are well documented. They’re often last to be hired and first to be fired.
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