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An Active Life with Cerebral Palsy
Born with CP, Michelle started receiving rehabilitation when she was only 6. Since then, she has made amazing changes and now leads a full, active teenage life.
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Watch: How Henry Went from Golf Caddy to Patient to Competitor
Through intensive therapy, Henry has worked hard to regain the ability to speak, walk, use his arms and to participate in his favorite sport — golf.
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A Day in the Life: Kylee DeWitt, Speech-Language Pathologist
Follow along for a day in the life of Kylee DeWitt, a Speech-Language Pathologist at our Streeterville DayRehab Center in Chicago.
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Lauren Henderson’s “My Why”: From Pediatric Patient to OT Practice
Learn more about Lauren Henderson and how she harnesses the emotions — from fear to hope — she felt while a patient into her role as a Shirley Ryan AbilityLab occupational therapist, treating patients who have experienced spinal cord injuries (SCI).
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Four Exercises to Improve Your Golf Game
Golf requires greater physical fitness than many people realize. Explore our guide of four exercises to improve your golf game!
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Newlywed Jordan Embraces New Beginnings Following Stroke At 29
Jordan came to Shirley Ryan AbilityLab for her stroke recovery, which included two multi-week inpatient stays at the flagship hospital in Chicago.
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Can a Stroke Happen at Any Age?
Read the interview with Richard Harvey, MD, clinical chair of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Brain Innovation Center, about stroke in younger people.
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Meet Mentees from the 2024 Global Sports Mentoring Program Class
Meet Mian Absar Ali of Pakistan and Omar Hegazy of Egypt, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s mentees from the Global Sports Mentoring Program Class of 2024. They recently visited Washington, D.C., to present plans to expand access to adaptive athletics in their home countries.
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Physician-Scientist Visits Congress to Advocate for Patients
Dr. Jayabalan provided insight about the Committee’s focus on advocating for three areas of healthcare reform, including reform to prior authorization — a process requiring approval for treatments and medications by health insurance carriers before a patient receives care.
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Game On: Five Tips for Picking up Pickleball
Pickleball is one of America’s fastest-growing sports — but before you grab your paddle, follow these 5 tips from one of our experts to play safely and reduce your risk of injury on the court.
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How a Unique Ultrasound Course Trains Medical Residents
Science — one of the world’s top academic journals, with a 144-year legacy of publishing breakthrough research — recently published a study whose authors included Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's Colin Franz, MD, PhD, physician-scientist. The ultrasound techniques that Dr. Franz utilized in this study were the same ones that he learned a decade ago during his residency at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in the Musculoskeletal (MSK) Ultrasound Course.
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Defying Gravity: The Importance of Gait Training to Restore Mobility
Depending on the nature and severity of an injury, physical therapists can use various techniques and devices to assist patients with movement. Discover the different types of movements.
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