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ABC7: Chicago coronavirus survivor returns home after 10 weeks in 2 hospitals, rehab center

It took two and a half months, but Marian Steele fought COVID-19 and won, and now she's back home.

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WBEZ: How One Chicago-Area Family Survived COVID-19

Sandy Wilson-Muriel and her mother Gladys Wilson were the first in their family to get sick with COVID-19 in mid-March.

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At Home Workout: STOMPS

Strengthening and Optimal Movements for Painful Shoulders, STOMPS for short, is a home-based exercise program that has been shown to be effective in reducing long-standing shoulder pain in people with spinal cord injury.

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Specialized Immune Cells May Improve Early Detection of Parkinson’s Disease

The elevated presence of specialized immune cells called alpha-synuclein reactive T-cells found in patients prior to developing motor symptoms and receiving a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, suggests that increased reactivity of these cells may be present long before clinical diagnosis.

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In Heartfelt Reflection: A Message from our CEO

A message from Joanne C. Smith, MD, President & CEO, to Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 employees on June 5, 2020

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At Home Workout: Flex-ability Stretching Class

The Flex-ability home program is a brief full-body seated stretch routine for all participants. The goal of this exercise routine is to help people safely improve functional range of motion in all major joints.

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NYT

NYT: Starting to Exercise Again After Lockdown

Exercise researchers and physicians have some blunt advice for those of us aiming to return to regular exercise now, after months spent sheltering at home during the coronavirus pandemic. Start slowly, they suggest, and then rev up your workouts, also slowly.

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Battling COVID-19: Filmmaker Spends Month in Hospital, Weeks in Rehab

Gordon Quinn couldn’t speak. But he desperately needed to tell his doctors something.

The 77-year-old world-renowned documentarian was finally off a ventilator, for the second time.? He had just been helped into a sitting position for the first time in weeks. But now they were talking about putting him on a ventilator for a third time.?

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Lunchtime Workout Routine

Movement is essential for staying healthy. Aerobic exercise can help lower your risk of cardiovascular disease, and resistance training can help lower your risk of osteoporosis and other degenerative conditions.

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Back to Basics: Five Tips for Starting a New Running Regime

While we’re all sheltering in place, many of us have found our activity levels declining. Gyms are closed, we aren’t walking to work, and our normal routines have changed drastically. Physical activity is now more important than ever, and running is a great way to keep moving that doesn’t require any special equipment.

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Top Honors for New Nurse Residency Program

On May 18, the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation in Practice Transition Programs awarded our New Graduate Nurse Residency Program its “Accreditation with Distinction” — ANCC’s highest possible level of recognition.

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At Home Workout: Parkinson’s Integrated Exercise Program

This class is specifically designed to help individuals with later stages of Parkinson’s disease use exercise for symptom management.

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