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Bilateral Priming for Upper Extremity Hemiparesis
The purpose of the study is to determine the best treatment for the arm that has been affected by a stroke. The investigators plan to determine if the arm affected by a stroke will improve with a combination of motor priming and motor training.
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Watch Spark! 2022 Video: Behind the Scenes of SCI Neurostimulation Research with Dr. Monica Perez
Dr. Perez demonstrates neurostimulation from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Spark! 2022 virtual fundraising event.
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Parkinson’s Disease: Intervening Early Concerning Employment (PIECE)
We are conducting an study to learn how people with Parkinson’s disease address employment challenges and what resources they use to address these challenges.
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Open-Source Leg Research Published in Nature Biomedical Engineering
A new research article on the Open Source Leg project was published in Nature Biomedical Engineering.
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COMPLETE: Wearable Sensor Platform to Monitor Stroke Recovery
This project proposes continuous monitoring, quantification, and interpretation of recovery during inpatient treatment of stroke using non-invasive, portable, real-time body-worn sensors.
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A Look Inside the P&O Lab
April was Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month and we’re giving a behind-the-scenes look at our Prosthetics & Orthotics program.
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Psychology
Our psychology department provides integrative and comprehensive psychological and neuropsychological services to patients and families throughout rehabilitation.
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Humans Are Not Just Big Mice: Study Identifies Science’s Muscle-Scaling Problem
Findings have significant implications for surgery, computational musculoskeletal modeling, muscle performance and rehabilitation.
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Retrospective Interdisciplinary Care for Parkinson's Disease
The purpose of this study is to describe the delivery patterns, patient characteristics, and baseline performance of people referred to proactive rehabilitation at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
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Dr. Richard Lieber Honored as Fellow of the Orthopedic Research Society
At its annual meeting on Feb. 15, the Orthopedic Research Society (ORS) inducted Richard L. Lieber, PhD, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab chief scientific officer and senior vice president, Research, as one its ORS Fellows.
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Better Makers: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Brings the Patient Experience to Life at Spark!
The world-class Shirley Ryan AbilityLab continues to re-imagine what it means to be a rehabilitation hospital.
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Open Source Bionic Leg
Our open source bionic leg helps facilitate and standardize research in the prosthetics field.
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