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People with Disabilities Continued to Make Employment Gains in 2023
Despite the U.S. Federal Reserve raising interest rates in 2023 to their highest levels in decades, the U.S. labor market has remained remarkably resilient.
In the News
Michelle Walaszek, PT, DPT, MS
Research Associate
Animal-assisted Therapy
Canine companion & service dogs assist patients with various physical, cognitive and emotional treatment goals through trained recreational therapists.
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Brain Injury Specialty Services
Our wide array of services for brain injury patients will help you and your family navigate your recovery.
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Manual Standing Wheelchair Media Coverage
Recap of news coverage of the manual standing wheelchair designed at the Center for Bionic Medicine
In the News
Altering Post-Stroke Motor Recovery
True behavioral restitution, a return to normal motor patterns with the affected limb post-stroke, requires the recruitment and restoration of the residual ipsilesional hemisphere/corticospinal tract (CST). Following stroke, the spontaneous recovery mechanism selectively and continuously uses a more optimized neural network for motor execution, depending on the degree of CST damage.
Research Project
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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Kelly Pantason, PT, DPT, NCS
Senior Physical Therapist in the Spinal Cord Innovation Center; Research Physical Therapist
Nadia Gill
Research Assistant
Bethany Powell
Graduate Student
