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Patient Portal: Step-by-Step Instructions
Follow the steps in these video, for information on making & managing your appointments, talking to your doctor, getting a prescription and more.
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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.
Patient Story
Advanced Control Systems for Powered Prosthetic Legs
Robotic powered prostheses have a number of built-in mechanical sensors that can gather information about the position, angle, and force exerted by the prosthetic joints.
Research Project
Improving Control of Robotic Hand Prostheses
This project uses a computer algorithm that can learn patterns and determine what movement the user intends to make. The user can thus control the prosthesis.
Research Project
Work Disability Functional Assessment Battery
Area of Assessment
Activities of Daily LivingAssertiveness
Attention & Working Memory
Balance – Non-vestibular
Behavior
Cognition
Communication
Coordination
Depression
Dexterity
Executive Functioning
Functional Mobility
Gait
General Health
Language
Life Participation
Mental Health
Motivation
Negative Affect
Occupational Performance
Personality
Positive Affect
Processing Speed
Quality of Life
Range of Motion
Reading Comprehension
Reasoning/Problem Solving
Seating
Social Relationships
Strength
Stress & Coping
Upper Extremity Function
Time
minutesAssessment Type
Patient Reported Outcomescost
FreeRehabilitation Measure
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.
Patient Story
Three-Dimensional Work Fatigue Inventory
Area of Assessment
CognitionMental Health
Stress & Coping
Occupational Performance
Time
minutesAssessment Type
Patient Reported Outcomescost
FreeRehabilitation Measure
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.
Blog
Remote Therapeutic Monitoring for Exercise and Self-Efficacy Tracking
This study aims to understand if remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) is useful in tracking long term physical activity participation and improving self-efficacy and readiness for exercise. Participants will use their own wearable activity tracker.
Clinical Trial
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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Dr. Adenike Adewuyi Awarded Prestigious Starzl Scholar Fellowship
Dr. Adenike Adewuyi, MD, PhD, has been awarded the prestigious Starzl Scholar Award, which provides fellowship salary support as part of the Pre-K program.
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