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Antonette Sanchez: Merging Nursing Care and Research
For Antonette “Anne” Sanchez, MSN, RN, CRRN, CNE, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is "the perfect mix" — she uses traditional nursing skills in bedside care while also taking part in forward-thinking research and administrative initiatives.
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Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score
Area of Assessment
Activities of Daily LivingFunctional Mobility
Life Participation
Pain
Quality of Life
Seating
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Patient Reported Outcomescost
FreeRehabilitation Measure

Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score
Area of Assessment
Activities of Daily LivingPain
Quality of Life
Time
minutesAssessment Type
Patient Reported Outcomescost
FreeRehabilitation Measure

Stroke Specialty Services
Our wide array of services for stroke patients will help you and your family navigate your recovery.
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Anna Mackey, PT
Physical Therapist

Eric Perreault, PhD
Research Scientist
Northwestern, Professor and Chair, Biomedical Engineering; Professor, PMR

Promoting Patient-Centered Care through use of Standardized Assessments
KT DRRP is a grant supported research project involving a cooperative of research scientists and researchers joined for the advancement of science.
Research Project

3D Imaging of Muscles Points to Potential Treatments for Muscle Diseases and Injuries
A new form of 3D imaging of muscles has allowed researchers to “see” inside muscle and trace long cables made up of a protein called collagen.
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Promoting Function and Independence in the Cerebral Palsy Population
While CP can affect one’s mobility and independence, both children and adults with CP can live healthy and active lifestyles with the appropriate interventions and equipment. At Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, a heavy focus is placed on gait training and standing with this patient population during physical therapy.
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GET2EXCEL Webinar Summer 2020 series a success
Dr. Jose Pons gave a great lecture at the 2020 Summer Webinar series.
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Integrating Brain and Muscle Feedback for Hand Recovery
We will develop and evaluate a collaborative technology that combine biofeedback of two neural signals — EEG and EMG to promote movement therapy.
Research Project

Co-Robot Controllers for Human-Like Physical Interaction and Improved Motor Learning
This research project is working on improving the interactions between robots and humans by learning from human paired physical interaction to apply to human like robotics.
Research Project