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Miriam Rafferty: A Passion for Helping People with Parkinson’s Live Their Best Lives
These days, Rafferty, Ph.D., is a physical therapist and rehabilitation research scientist at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab working with people who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
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Thousands Rally Around Girl Left Unconscious in Accident
Leah Dinchak continues her rehabilitation after a tragic accident left her in a coma from a traumatic brain injury.
Patient Story
PAPER: Robotic locomotor training more cost-effective than conventional training for patients with complete spinal cord injuries
A new study reported in the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation found that the cost-effectiveness of the type of locomotor training received – traditional versus robotic – depends on the severity of the injury.
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Episode 02: Working Through Parkinson's Disease
On our second episode of the INside the OUTcomes: A Rehabilitation Research Podcast, we talk about a really tricky subject: what is it like to go to work with Parkinson's disease?
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C-STAR Collaborative Mentorship
Our program provides junior faculty and early-career rehabilitation researchers with mentoring and career advancement guidance from senior scientists and clinicians at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
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Nick McCombs: Finding His Passion in Psychology and Research
Nick McCombs' persistence paid off and he was hired in 2019 as a research assistant at the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab on studies related to custom orthotic devices and robotic exoskeletons.
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VNS: Novel Treatment for Improving Arm & Hand Function Years After Ischemic Stroke
Learn more about vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) paired with rehabilitation - a novel treatment option for some people with long-term, moderate-to-severe arm impairment after ischemic stroke.
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Presenting at the ACRM Conference!
On November 6th, Dr. Cohen-Zimerman and Dr. Grafman will be presenting at the 96th annual American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) conference.
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Orientation Log
Area of Assessment
CognitionTime
minutes , 3 minutes if fully orientedup to 15 minutes if patient requires multiple cues
Assessment Type
Performance Measurecost
FreeRehabilitation Measure
Dr. Adenike Adewuyi to Receive Materson New Investigator Award at 2022 AAPM&R in Baltimore
On Oct. 22, 2022, Adenike Adewuyi, MD, will be honored with the Richard Materson ERF New Investigator Research Grant Award, presented by the Foundation for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
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