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Junior Competitive Sports Program
Competitive Junior Sports is ideal for youth seeking to develop their sports skills in wheelchair basketball, track and field, and wheelchair softball.
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Cycling Program
The Adaptive Cycling Program is offered year round—outdoors on Chicago's Lakefront Path in the summer and fall, and indoors on Wahoo trainers at the Fitness Center in the winter and spring.
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Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Unveils New AbilityLab
RIC will soon be a thing of the past. But that's not to say it's going away. It has a new name, a new location and a much larger, & a state-of-the-art facility.
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, First-Ever “Translational” Research Hospital, Opens Doors
Today, RIC will officially become known as the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab as it opens the doors to its cutting-edge research hospital of the same name.
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Announcing: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab - Pod Series: Stroke Edition
A first of many seasons of the Pod Series: Stroke Edition
Take a dive into stroke with Dr. Allison Kessler with several guests from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Take a dive into stroke with Dr. Allison Kessler with several guests from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
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If You Have Pelvic Pain, Here’s What It Could Mean
Sarah Hwang, MD featured in Readers Digest's. While you may assume that all pelvic pain is caused by gynecologic disease, it can be more complex than that.
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Brad's Story: Back on the Bike
Brad Baker is a leading flat track racer. On July 22, he sustained a SCI at Minneapolis X Games. His recovery at AbilityLab has brought him back to the bike.
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AbilityLab Hosts NAHN-Illinois December Meeting
On Dec. 20, 2018, AbilityLab hosted more than 40 members of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses-Illinois (NAHN-Illinois) for their monthly meeting.
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Ryan's Story: Surviving a Stroke at 20
Ryan survived a stroke when he was just 20. After months of therapy, he has made an incredible recovery. He has learned to walk and has improved hand function.
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2018-19 USA Hockey Sled Classic: Presented by the NHL
The ninth USA Hockey Sled Classic, hosted by the Chicago Blackhawks and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, takes place February 7-10, 2019 at MB Ice Arena.
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From Paralysis to Father of the Bride
Andy McCue was a husband, father and lawyer living in Kansas City. On July 1, everything changed when he fell down a flight of stairs.
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From Grim Prognosis to Recovery
Scott enjoyed an active, healthy lifestyle. Days before Christmas in 2017, he fell down at his office. Within a few hours, he inexplicably became paralyzed.
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