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Congrats to Amanda Shorter on Her Doctoral Thesis: Ankle Joint Mechanical Impedance During Locomotion
Congratulations to Amanda Shorter on the successful defense of her doctoral dissertation, Ankle Joint Mechanical Impedance During Locomotion - Implications for Prosthesis Control and Rehabilitation.
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Clinical Evaluation of a Novel Low-Cost Voluntary Closing Prosthetic Hand
Sheila Pach, a resident in the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab/TEAMM Prosthetic Research Residency Program, recently presented on her research, "Clinical Evaluation of a Novel Low-Cost Voluntary Closing Prosthetic Hand."
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SRAlab Roundtable: Innovations in Prosthetic Control
Dr. Levi Hargrove, PhD, Scientific Chair of the Center for Bionic Medicine, recently presented on "Innovations in Prosthetic Control" at a recent SRAlab Roundtable Discussion.
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Welcome
Your decision to come to the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is one of the most important choices you’ll make during your recovery. We're honored to have your trust. We'll take care of your care and comfort, so you can focus on rehabilitation journey.
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Workshop on Job Accommodations Video Series
On Oct. 29th, 2019, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) invited job seekers with disabilities and employers to attend an all-day, interactive workshop on job accommodations.
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Clinical Partnership between Max Näder Center and Samsung
A clinical partnership between the Max Näder Center and Samsung, which focused on evaluating the Gait Enhancing and Motivating System (GEMS), was highlighted at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), held in Las Vegas in January 2020.
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Making the Choice
Making the decision on rehabilitation can be difficult. Here are some questions you should ask and things you should consider when choosing care.
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Presentations at APTA Combined Sections Meeting
Several of our graduate student researchers and staff members presented at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting in Denver last week.
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Earns Prestigious Magnet Recognition for Nursing — Again!
For the fourth consecutive time, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab has earned the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition!
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Physiological Cost Index
Area of Assessment
Aerobic CapacityFunctional Mobility
Gait
Time
minutes , Time to administer is dependent on the time it takes for patients to reach a steady-state (plateau) in heart rate and oxygen consumptionAssessment Type
Physiologicalcost
$0.00Rehabilitation Measure

Foot Function Index
Area of Assessment
Functional MobilityPain
Time
minutesAssessment Type
Patient Reported Outcomescost
$0.00Rehabilitation Measure

South Bend man shaves head to raise money for Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Almost seven years ago, Matthew Brewster woke up for school, but something didn't feel right. After a traumatic brain injury, he's now paying it forward.
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