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Our People
Learn more about the doctors, nurses, therapists and other caregivers who make your road to recovery a successful one.
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Pivot to Telehealth During the Pandemic Kept Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Patients Connected to Therapists
By late March 2020, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab had pivoted to a completely new telehealth model that affected the roughly 800 patients who were using the DayRehab Centers at the hospital’s downtown location and suburban sites.
In the News
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Spinal Cord Injury Recovery Program
See what sets us apart from other rehabilitation hospitals and why our outcomes for spinal cord injury patients are exceptional.
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PMR Feature: Novel Approaches to Knee Osteoarthritis
"How can we help patients with knee OA feel better without surgery?" has prompted two research projects Dr. Jayabalan leads at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab: one is a new test to identify OA earlier, and the second is the novel use of equipment to help patients with OA get the full benefits of exercise without pain.
In the News
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Error-enhanced Learning & Recovery in 2 & 3 Dimensions
a NIH funded grant (James Patton, PI) investigating differences in outcomes using models that describe how a person responds to error during practice, so we can prescribe the best therapeutic training.
Research Project