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Overcoming A Frozen Shoulder: What to know about this common diagnosis
Typically affecting people between the ages of 40 and 60, "frozen shoulder" is a condition marked by stiffness of the shoulder joint capsule, a bag-like structure that surrounds the ball and socket of the shoulder joint. When the capsule becomes stiff, it severely limits shoulder motion.
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Meet the New Director of Our Women's Health Rehabilitation Program
Sarah Hwang, MD, is the new director of the Women’s Health Rehabilitation Program at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
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At Home Workout: Lower Back
This exercise routine entails general core strengthening and low back mobility for any population capable of independently laying down on a surface and getting into the supine, quadruped, and prone positions.
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Northwestern University Invent Self-Powered Drug Delivery System
Technology has implications for the opioid epidemic, cancer treatment, rehabilitation care and more.
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Ashley's Story: The Comeback
Ashley was a 24-year-old accountant and athlete living and active life in Chicago. On May 29, 2017, everything changed.
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2025 AAP Annual Meeting
Welcome to PMR on Point, a PM&R newsletter, which taps the brainpower of our clinicians, scientists and alumni to highlight our specialty from every angle.
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Pelvic Health: The Missing Link in Athletes' Health
The health of pelvic floor muscles in active patients is crucial: these muscles work as part of your core muscles alongside the diaphragm, abdominals and spinal stabilizers. A healthy pelvic floor is able to both contract and relax, moving in tandem with the diaphragm as you breathe.
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At Home Workout: Flex-ability Stretching Class
The Flex-ability home program is a brief full-body seated stretch routine for all participants. The goal of this exercise routine is to help people safely improve functional range of motion in all major joints.
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Research Collaboration with CBM and Coapt Featured in O&P Edge, Crain's, Chicago Inno
Several news outlets recently profiled a newly funded research collaboration between the Regenstein Foundation Center for Bionic Medicine and Coapt, LLC.
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Speech-Language Pathologist, Patient Featured in WBEZ Chicago Story about Long COVID
Five years after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, approximately 1 in 5 adults continue to have a health condition that might be related to their previous COVID illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago, rehabilitation is one pathway to support those struggling with long COVID.
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Appoints Marcos DeLeon and Karen Paciero to Executive Leadership Team
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab announced the appointment of two key leaders: Marcos DeLeon as chief people officer and Karen Paciero as chief advancement officer. Both will report to Pablo Celnik, MD, CEO.
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Pediatric Conditions We Treat
We care for children and teens with acquired and traumatic injuries, congenital and developmental disorders and those surviving cancer. We see a full range of conditions and will provide the best care for your child and family.
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