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CROR Awarded $4.375 Million to Promote Positive Employment Outcomes
Department of Health and Human Services agency awarded CROR a 5 year grant to research and promote positive employment outcomes for people with disabilities.
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Fix Your Quarantine Sleep Schedule
Here are some quick tips doctors and healthcare professionals recommend on improving the quality of your sleep, and boosting your productivity the next day.
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What to Expect with Serial Casting
Serial casting is the process of putting on and then taking off a cast on an arm or leg every seven days for a period of several weeks.
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From the most complex conditions including spinal cord injury, stroke, and traumatic brain injury -- to the more common such as arthritis, chronic pain, and sports injuries, we are here to help Advance Human Ability.
2019 Summer Internship Projects
A round-up of the research projects our interns tackled this summer.
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Dr. Mitra Lavasani and Team Publish Research Investigating New Cell Therapy for Osteoarthritis
The journal Aging and Disease recently published a paper by Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 researchers investigating a new treatment of OA using systemically delivered cell therapy.
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Burn Injury
Our team of experts and state-of-the-art technology allow for more efficient and advanced care. The interdisciplinary care team for burn rehabilitation is led by a doctor and will include other experts who have extensive experience in treating patients with burns.
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New Electrical Stimulator Made of Absorbable Material Offers Hope for Nerve Regeneration Therapy
The prestigious journal Advanced Functional Materials recently highlighted a potential breakthrough from Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 and Northwestern University researchers in the use of electrical stimulation in therapy for injured peripheral nerves.
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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.
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Snoezelen? Multisensory Room
Our Snoezelen? Multisensory Room is a high-tech, low-stimulation lab integrating user-controlled light, sound, touch and movement therapies for patients with a variety of diagnoses, including traumatic brain injury, stroke and developmental impairments.
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Pivot to Telehealth During the Pandemic Kept Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 Patients Connected to Therapists
By late March 2020, Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 had pivoted to a completely new telehealth model that affected the roughly 800 patients who were using the DayRehab Centers at the hospital’s downtown location and suburban sites.
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