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Survey Finds Need for Improved Way to Measure Quality of Orthotics Care
To get a better handle on the situation, researchers at the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab surveyed orthotists and physical therapists around the country on their perspectives on quality-of-care indicators for people who use custom ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs).
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Elizabeth Munsell: Using Occupational Therapy and Research to Help People Live Meaningful Lives
Elizabeth Munsell blends her clinical expertise with research knowledge to add valuable insights related to the domain of employment within occupational therapy practice.
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Developing probability distribution models from upper extremity free exploration trials to evaluate motor deficits in stroke patients
Stroke survivors vary greatly in their motor deficits and rehabilitative needs. Here, we gather unstructured upper limb movement data and seek to understand if there are patterns in their kinetics that reflect the underlying neuromuscular alterations. In doing so, we can improve our abilities to evaluate patients and design personalized rehab therapy.
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Physician Shares Pelvic Health Insights in Woman’s World
As a physiatrist and director of women’s health rehabilitation at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Sarah Hwang, MD, is an expert in the health of the pelvic floor — an important group of muscles responsible for stabilizing the pelvis and lower back; supporting internal pelvic organs; maintaining bowel and bladder continence; aiding in circulation between the legs and the heart; and facilitating sexual function.
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Prosthetics & Orthotics
Certified prosthetics and orthotics clinicians, working collaboratively with your doctors and therapists to deliver your customized device needs.
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Design: Technology & Innovation Hub
Our team supports early-stage clinical product design, helping transform rehabilitation technologies from idea to innovation. Connect with us if you're looking to create a new product, gain insights from expert scientists and clinicians, explore market needs, or refine your design for a hospital or community setting.
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Guiding an Indian startup in building low-cost robotic exoskeleton
An article published on YourStory.com describes how Dr. Arun Jayaraman, PT, PhD of the Max Nader Center shared his expertise in outcomes research and robotics with a start-up company based in India focused on developing a low-cost robotic exoskeleton called Robotic Exoskeleton Assisted Rehabilitation System (REARS).
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Neuromodulation Study Has Participant Take Her First Steps
The neuromodulation study conducted by our principal investigator, Dr. Monica Perez, and her team members of the Neuromodulation & Motor Control Lab has created some excitement in the rehabilitation community with recent gains in neurological response in a person with a spinal cord injury who has taken her first steps.
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Physical Therapist Shares Insights in The New York Times about Pain & Exercise
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Conor O’Donovan, DPT — a physical therapist in the rehabilitation hospital’s Pain Management Center — shared his expertise about pain and exercise in a recent article by The New York Times, Your Workout Should Hurt. But When is Pain a Red Flag?
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Survey Finds Need for Improved Way to Measure Quality of Orthotics Care
To get a better handle on the situation, researchers at the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab surveyed orthotists and physical therapists around the country on their perspectives on quality-of-care indicators for people who use custom ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs).
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