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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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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: Understanding the Levels of Care
As patients begin rehabilitation, it is important to understand the different levels of care and how they help support patients on their road to recovery. Three levels of care are available at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab — inpatient, day rehabilitation and outpatient — as patients make improvements in their physical and cognitive function and progress through their recovery journey.
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Episode 03: The Rehabilitation Measures Database
This Inside the Outcomes, a Rehabilitation Research Podcast episode explains the Rehabilitation Measures Database (RMD) is a free, online resource managed by the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
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Science of Ability Symposium: Breakthroughs in Rehabilitation and Recovery
Bringing together leading scientists making significant advances in their field, to inspire and change the way we think about recovery and rehabilitation.
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Study Supports Need for Standardized Measures of Orthosis Performance and Patient Satisfaction
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that almost 2 million people in the U.S. use an orthotic device. While some orthoses are prefabricated, some patients require a custom-made device. In that case, orthotists make plaster casts of the patient’s limb and craft the orthosis to fit as well as possible.
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Dr. Sameer Ashaie Honored for Novel Research on Aphasia & Depression
The Tavistock Trust for Aphasia has named Sameer Ashaie, PhD, research scientist II, Center for Aphasia Research and Treatment, as a recipient of its Distinguished Scholar Awards for 2022.
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Study Supports Need for Standardized Measures of Orthosis Performance and Patient Satisfaction
While some orthoses are prefabricated, some patients require a custom-made device. In that case, orthotists make plaster casts of the patient’s limb and craft the orthosis to fit as well as possible.
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About RehabMeasures Database
Developed in collaboration between the AbilityLab and Feinberg School of Medicine with a grant from the NIH.
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Brain
This Center is designed for the care of diverse conditions and promotes brain healing by providing the world’s best medical & nursing supported by our research.
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Announcing C-STAR, New NIH-Funded Infrastructure Center
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab has been awarded a prestigious P2C grant through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the Center for Smart Use of Technologies to Assess Real-World Outcomes (C-STAR).
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