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Back to Basics: Five Tips for Starting a New Running Regime
While we’re all sheltering in place, many of us have found our activity levels declining. Gyms are closed, we aren’t walking to work, and our normal routines have changed drastically. Physical activity is now more important than ever, and running is a great way to keep moving that doesn’t require any special equipment.
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Enhancing Rehabilitation Participation in Patients with SCI/D Using Motivational Interviewing
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Bionic Leap Forward with First Thought-Controlled Leg
Journal of the American Medical Association profiles study of new non-invasive thought-controlled leg that learns and adjusts with each step.
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Dancer Wellness: Things to Address on a Daily Basis
As a dancer, it is important to stay in-tune with your body and manage your body's health.
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It’s More Than Curb Cuts and Ramps: Support at Work Is Key to a Successful Re-entry for People with Disabilities
To find out why employment levels among people with disabilities have remained stuck at less than 40% in recent decades and identify best practices among employers, Heinemann and a team of researchers conducted an online cross-sectional survey of almost 350 people with disabilities in the Chicago area. The vast majority of them, 270, were employed.
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Former Miss America Contestant Tries Out Mind-Controlled Bionic Arm
Born without a left forearm, Nicole competed in pageants and became Miss Iowa. She gained a large social following and now shows off a custom-made bionic arm.
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Karen Tamley: A Life of Expanding Civil Rights and Increasing Access for People with Disabilities
Karen Tamley was born with a congenital spinal condition that meant she would never be able to walk and would always need a wheelchair. It was the late-1960s, long before the Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted, so there were few resources available for her or her parents.
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Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Reveals Bionic Leap Forward with First Non-Invasive Thought-Controlled Leg
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Profiles Study of New Technology that Learns and Adjusts with Each Step
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Understanding the Levels of the Spinal Cord
Doctors define and describe spinal cord injury (SCI) using a system of numbers and letters that align with various sections of the spine and spinal cord.
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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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Celebrating Third Graduating Class of IDEA Council-Sponsored Oak Point CNA Training Program
The third class of graduates celebrated completion of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's Oak Point University CNA Career Accelerator Program. The four graduates received their certificates in a ceremony attended by colleagues, family and distinguished guests.
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COMPLETE: Safety and Efficacy of Samsung GEMS-H Device Training in Sub-Acute and Chronic Stroke
The purpose of this research is to determine the effects of gait training with the Samsung
GEMS-H device on walking, balance, nervous system activity, and quality of life in individuals with sub-acute and chronic stroke.
GEMS-H device on walking, balance, nervous system activity, and quality of life in individuals with sub-acute and chronic stroke.
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