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LEGs Lab: Improve dynamic lateral balance of humans with SCI
This project will test whether robotic balance training paired with transcutaneous spinal stimulation will be effective in improving dynamic balance and locomotor function in humans with SCI.
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Dr. Prakash Jayabalan Receives Research Grant from Foundation for PM&R
Prakash Jayabalan, MD, PhD, attending physician and clinician-scientist at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, recently was honored with the 2019 Scott F. Nadler PASSOR Musculoskeletal Research Grant from the Foundation for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
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Chicago Health: Controlling Chronic Pain
“…we want to put the patient in control and teach them how to better manage their pain,” says Dr. Shana Margolis, attending physician at AbilityLab.
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UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial
UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial
1 Ingalls Drive
Harvey, IL 60426
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Neuromodulation Study
Participate in a novel research study at the Shirley Ryan Abilitylab to improve the function of your muscles after a spinal cord injury.
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Vibration For Muscle Spasms
This study will use closed-loop control of tendon vibration to implement clinically meaningful management of muscle spasms, and to understand how spinal circuits responsible for spasm generation change in response to vibration
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Paralyzed by Bullets, Peoria Teen Fights for Mobility
At just 19 years old, Destiny Floyd is learning how to get in and out of a wheelchair on her own. She hopes her story will urge people city to put down weapons.
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Dr. Wendy Murray Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
AIMBE announced Dr. Wendy Murray was Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite on April 10, 2018.
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Levi Hargrove Presents on Pattern Recognition
Levi Hargrove, PhD described how incorporating pattern recognition algorithms into motorized prosthetic limbs can improve user control.
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2019 Summer Internship Projects
A round-up of the research projects our interns tackled this summer.
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Dynamic Lowenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment
Area of Assessment
CognitionOccupational Performance
Vision & Perception
Time
hours , The DLOTCA takes approximately 1-2 hours to administer depending on the level of mediation required for the client’s best completion of each task.Assessment Type
Performance Measurecost
$399.00Rehabilitation Measure
Open Source Bionic Leg
Our open source bionic leg helps facilitate and standardize research in the prosthetics field.
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