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About Our Quality of Life Programs
At Shirley Ryan 小恩雅, we care for patients’ medical needs and help them return to full lives. To meet this goal, we offer a number of programs designed to enhance their quality of life.
Blog
Will’s Story: Covering Miles while Making Marathon Memories
Chicago resident Will H. is a regular on the city’s scenic lakefront path, often commuting approximately 10 miles each way between his downtown residence to University of Chicago’s Hyde Park campus, where he is pursuing his MBA degree.
Patient Story
Eric Espinoza: Getting the Word Out About Parkinson’s to Chicago’s Spanish-Speaking Community
In the News
Spinal Cord Injury Fact Sheets
MSKTC summarizes research, identifies health needs, and develops resources to support the Model Systems programs in meeting the needs of individuals with SCI.
In the News
ExoNET for Gait
Is it possible to use a network of springs to make up for what the muscles do during walking and hence assist gait? This study shows the potential of the ExoNET device to reproduce the torques generated by your muscles while you walk. We feel that this structural design can guide devices in the future and may lead to clinical tools that are lightweight, unintimidating, easy to use, and inexpensive.
Research Project
ExoNET
Can you build a minimally-actuated exo-robot as a wearable orthosis? Maybe one that is most simply built out of springs? It may not do everything, but what can you do? The secret is to allow networks of springs, and structural optimization algorithm that tells us how to build it.
Research Project
COMPLETE: Wearable Airbag Technology to Reduce Injuries from Falls
A wearable airbag developed to prevent hip fractures and reduce fear of falling for people recovering from stroke.
Research Project
COMPLETE: Monitoring Community Mobility after Stroke using Smartphones
Phones are a highly functional wearable sensor. This project looks at data gathered from the phone while those who have survived stroke carry a phone daily.
Research Project
2023 NIDILRR Invited Lecture for CROR's RRTC on Employment for Persons with Physical Disabilities
Lisa Ottomanelli, PhD, a clinical psychologist at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital & Clinics in Tampa, Florida, delivered the 2023 NIDILRR Invited Lecture for CROR’s RRTC on Employment for Persons with Physical Disabilities on September 11.
Research Project
Parkinson's Foundation Centers of Excellence Leadership Conference 2022
Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 researchers presented at the Parkinson’s Foundation (PF) Centers of Excellence Leadership Conference took place in Boston in May.
In the News
Dr. Brenna Argall wants to make an autonomous wheelchair
Brenna Argall's team is working on creating an autonomous robotic wheelchair.
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