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Todd Costello, Executive Director, Community Living Alliance
Todd Costello is Executive Director of Community Living Alliance, a Wisconsin-based independent living center that provides personal care, behavioral health services and service design and coordination for individuals with disabilities.
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Han Su: Combining Research and Nursing to Help ICU Patients Get Back to Work
Su started her two-year fellowship in January 2021 and has become a key player in several ongoing studies at the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, including one looking at employment barriers for people who acquire a disability.
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COMPLETE: Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation to Improve Walking Function and Quality of Life in Individuals Post Stroke
Individuals who have had a stroke often experience difficulty walking within their homes and in the community. Current literature indicates that chronic walking deficits increase fall risk, reduce quality of life, and significantly lower levels of independence in stroke survivors.
Research Project
COMPLETE: Wearable Airbag Technology to Mitigate Falls in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease
We expect that a smart, wearable airbag system that can accurately predict falls and quickly inflate will reduce hip fractures in people with Parkinson's.
Research Project
Therapy Engagement Greater in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury whose Therapists Received Training in Motivational Interviewing
Researchers at the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab set out to see whether training physical and occupational therapists in a behavioral counseling style known as motivational interviewing (MI) could encourage patients with spinal cord injury to more actively participate in therapy.
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COMPLETE: Characteristics of Physical Therapy for Parkinson's Disease - A National Mixed Methods Study
Study surveyed academic medical centers with PD and Movement Disorders Specialty Neurology Clinics. Followed by focus groups and interviews with neurologists
Research Project
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab biostatistician joins editorial board of Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
Learn more about Manasi Sheth, PhD, a biostatistician who joined the editorial board of Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab to Lead International Investigation of Length of Rehabilitation Stay After Spinal Cord Injury and Associated Outcomes
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab has received a $4.2 million, 5-year grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) to lead an international study exploring how differences in inpatient rehabilitation length of stay (LOS) after spinal cord injury (SCI) affect the experiences and long-term outcomes of people with SCI.
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Therapy Engagement Greater in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury whose Therapists Received Training in Motivational Interviewing
Researchers at the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab set out to see whether training physical and occupational therapists in a behavioral counseling style known as motivational interviewing (MI) could encourage patients with spinal cord injury to more actively participate in therapy.
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CROR Receives $4.5 Million Grant to Evaluate How Different Inpatient Rehabilitation Lengths of Stay Affect Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries
The Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab was awarded a $4.2 million, five-year grant to explore how different rehabilitation lengths of stay and intensity of rehabilitation affect outcomes and quality of life for people with spinal cord injury in different countries.
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Can nerve stimulation help patients with severe tremor?
Traditionally, medication and surgery have been the only two ways of managing tremor. Each of these options is problematic. Their effectiveness decreases over time, few patients are eligible and they come with unwanted side effects. Clearly, patients with tremor need new options for managing it, and José Pons, PhD, is leading the search for them.
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