Our sensory room offers a customizable experience for patients to explore and is geared toward all ability levels — from those who are minimally conscious to those with behavior regulation disorders. Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is the only rehabilitation hospital to offer this innovative space.

Watch as Alison and Kyra introduce this space and learn more about our Brain Injury program: https://bit.ly/3Or9UYd

The Technology & Innovation Hub (tiHUB) seeks to revolutionize rehabilitation care by enabling the creation and adoption of new technologies for our patients. Working with commercial and academic
collaborators, we help design, develop and deploy creative solutions to enhance human ability in the clinic and in the community.

Despite advances in stroke rehabilitation, more than two-thirds of the 7 million stroke survivors in the U.S. still struggle to walk independently in their communities. Most current therapies focus on stimulating the brain areas that control leg movement, yet many stroke survivors continue to face issues like poor coordination, spasticity, and muscle weakness. We propose a different approach—using electrical stimulation of the spinal cord to improve walking after stroke.

Individualized seating system can promote good posture, enhance breathing and digestion, prevent complications such as pressure sores and skin irritation.