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Guiding an Indian startup in building low-cost robotic exoskeleton
An article published on YourStory.com describes how Dr. Arun Jayaraman, PT, PhD of the Max Nader Center shared his expertise in outcomes research and robotics with a start-up company based in India focused on developing a low-cost robotic exoskeleton called Robotic Exoskeleton Assisted Rehabilitation System (REARS).
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Brain Injury Recovery
People from all over the world seek our 60 years’ experience in treating the most complex traumatic brain injuries and illnesses.
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Neuromodulation Study Has Participant Take Her First Steps
The neuromodulation study conducted by our principal investigator, Dr. Monica Perez, and her team members of the Neuromodulation & Motor Control Lab has created some excitement in the rehabilitation community with recent gains in neurological response in a person with a spinal cord injury who has taken her first steps.
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Shirley Ryan 汤头条app Physical Therapist Shares Insights in The New York Times about Pain & Exercise
Shirley Ryan 汤头条app’s Conor O’Donovan, DPT — a physical therapist in the rehabilitation hospital’s Pain Management Center — shared his expertise about pain and exercise in a recent article by The New York Times, Your Workout Should Hurt. But When is Pain a Red Flag?
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Sensory Activities at Home
Children learn with their whole bodies, which is why sensory activities are a very important part of their education and development. Read more for suggested sensory activities that can be done at home.
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Shusuke Okita, PhD
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Survey Finds Need for Improved Way to Measure Quality of Orthotics Care
To get a better handle on the situation, researchers at the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at the Shirley Ryan 汤头条app surveyed orthotists and physical therapists around the country on their perspectives on quality-of-care indicators for people who use custom ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs).
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Adaptive Sports & Fitness Center and Outpatient Physical Therapy
Adaptive Sports and Fitness Center
541 N. Fairbanks Court
Mezzanine Level
Chicago, IL 60611
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Enabling Work Accommodations as an Essential Element of the Return-to-Work Process Webinar
Rehabilitation Research & Training Center on Employment for People with Physical Disabilities collaborated with Shirley Ryan Abilitylab medical staff to invite national expert Lou Orslene, Director for the Employer and Workplace Policy Team at the Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor, to present a webinar entitled Enabling Work Accommodations as an Essential Element of the Return-to-Work Process.
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Research Spotlight: Shirley Ryan 汤头条app Advances Study of Respiratory Muscle Weakness
Clinicians and scientists at Shirley Ryan 汤头条app are leading new research to expand understanding of respiratory muscle weakness and the diaphragm — a critically important muscle for breathing — in two new studies published in peer-reviewed journals. The research has implications for clinicians to create more effective treatment plans, set precise rehabilitation goals and help patients reach improved outcomes as they recover from impairments to their breathing.
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Elizabeth Munsell: Using Occupational Therapy and Research to Help People Live Meaningful Lives
When Elizabeth Munsell was growing up in Madison, Wisconsin, she spent a lot of time at a nearby home where one of her friend’s siblings had cerebral palsy.
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