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Get answers to your questions — whether you’re a prospective patient or inquiring on behalf of one — about the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
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Visitor + Parking Information
Visiting hours & policies, transportation options and parking costs for patients and their family members at our flagship location: 355 East Erie, Chicago IL.
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Our People
Learn more about the doctors, nurses, therapists and other caregivers who make your road to recovery a successful one.
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Quality Outcomes
We pride ourselves on being accountable for the care we provide and measure outcomes - proving our translation care model.
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Placebo Sweet Spot for Pain Identified in Brain
Scientists have identified for the first time the region in the brain responsible for the “placebo effect” in pain relief, when a fake treatment actually results in substantial reduction of pain, according to new research from Northwestern Medicine and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC).
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Sights Set on Returning to Active Duty after Spinal Cord Injury
Ryan Novack was in an off-road motorcycle accident that broke his spine.
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Treating Chemo Brain in Breast Cancer Survivors
Study proposes systematic screening to identify and address phenomenon of “chemo fog,” a cognitive condition affecting thinking, perception and communication.
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Sports Medicine
AbilityLab has physicians who specializes in the evaluation and treatment of spine, sports and musculoskeletal injuries.
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Charity Care Giving
Charity Care gives patients access to a complete range of services including prosthetic limbs; braces; physical, occupational, and recreational therapy.
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Clinical & Patient Support
Your investment will touch the lives of many and will ensure that Shirley Ryan AbilityLab will continue to provide the best possible rehabilitation care.
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Research Funding
Your assistance helps ensure research remains an essential part of our mission to help patients recover abilities that have been lost or impaired and return to full lives.
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