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On new podcast, “I Was a Wheelchair Kid,” adults talk about growing up with a spinal cord injury
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Linda Rooke, PT, C/NDT
Physical Therapist

Leora Cherney Receives Elite Distinction; Named “Fellow of ACRM”
On Nov. 7, Leora Cherney, PhD, scientific chair, Think + Speak Lab, was inducted as a Fellow of ACRM — the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine’s recognition of its most outstanding members.
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Spiritual Care
Many patients, as well as their family and friends, value spiritual support during acute inpatient rehabilitation offered at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
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Community Mobility & Cognition in Stroke Patients
In collaboration with the Max Näder Lab for Rehabilitation Technologies and Outcomes Research, we gave a group of stroke patients mobile phones that assessed different mobility measures.
Research Project
CROR Director Allen Heinemann, PhD, spoke on employment and people with disabilities at Social Security Advisory Board forum
Allen Heinemann, PhD, director, Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, participated in a Social Security Advisory Board (SSAB) forum on “The Future of Mortality, Disability, and Work: Helping to Inform the Social Security Trust Fund Projections."
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Video: Early Identification of Cachexia
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is creating new rehabilitation strategies for patients with cancer that include a holistic look at physical activity, nutrition and more.
Blog

Pain Management
We address chronic pain through our dedicated Pain Management Center as well as cases of acute or short-term pain in our outpatient and DayRehab pain programs.
Condition

Feasibility of Mobile Self-Management Intervention for Individuals after Stroke
Refining a mobile technology-based intervention called the interactive Self Management Augmented by Rehabilitation Technologies (iSMART) for people who experience a stroke.
Research Project
CROR says "Thank you, David Rowland"
The Rehabilitation Research Training Center on Employment for People with Physical Disabilities (RRTC) is pleased to highlight another of our Advisory Committee members, David Rowland.
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Jennifer de la Rosa, MOT, OTR/L, BCP
Occupational Therapist & Program Manager, Cerebral Palsy Center of Excellence

Redefining Wearable Technology
New stretchable electronic patches could transform rehabilitation and long-term care.
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