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Antonette Sanchez: Merging Nursing Care and Research
For Antonette “Anne” Sanchez, MSN, RN, CRRN, CNE, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is "the perfect mix" — she uses traditional nursing skills in bedside care while also taking part in forward-thinking research and administrative initiatives.
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In the News: St. Louis Post-Dispatch Profiles TBI Patient's "Long Recovery"
While investigating a security incident at the hospital at which he worked, Rob was rammed with a car, sustaining a traumatic brain injury. Rob was soon able to hold a conversation and started to recover his memory.
Patient Story
TMR Presentations at AAP Conference (May 2022)
Heading to Physiatry 2022 annual conference? Join the following presentations from members of the Translational Musculoskeletal Research (TMR) Laboratory.
In the News
Focus Group for Persons with Communication Difficulties: COMET-C Program
Persons with communication difficulty due to stroke, aphasia, Parkinson's Disease, cerebral palsy or traumatic brain injury are invited to join a focus group on experiences interacting with businesses and service providers.
In the News
"Up-and-Up" in Rehab: Sam Estep on Getting to See Patients Progress to Their Goals
Being in an inpatient rehabilitation hospital offers Samantha Estep, BSN, RN, CRRN — and RNs like her — a unique opportunity to witness patients "literally get better from day to day."
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Understanding Back Pain
Almost everyone will experience low back pain. The good news is that whether your back pain is mild or severe, short-lived or long-lasting, intermittent or constant, most cases will improve within a few weeks. (That doesn't make the experience any less challenging, however.)
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Hoops and Hope Following a Freak Accident
Imagine being a week away from achieving your basketball dreams when suddenly everything changes... Watch Phil fight his way to get back on the court.
Patient Story
Bill's Story: The Importance of Family & Recovery
Commander Bill Swick began experiencing progressive weakness in his legs due to a herniated spinal cord. After courageously walking into surgery, he awoke paralyzed and unable to move his legs.
Patient Story
Video: Bionic Legs for Bilateral Above-Knee Amputations
The Regenstein Foundation Center for Bionic Medicine (CBM) has been developing coordinating bionic legs for people with dual above-knee amputations for more than a decade.
In the News
Meet Our TMSKR Lab Researchers
Meet the research members of the Translational Musculoskeletal Research (TMSKR) Laboratory.
In the News
Reflux & Reflexes 🌶 – Physiatry Vlog Featuring Dr. Jayabalan
Watch as resident physician Sean Dreyer, MD, interviews Prakash Jayabalan, MD, PhD on YouTube show Refluxes & Refluxes.
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