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Chicago Tribune: Glen Ellyn dad has survived COVID-19, 9/11 and cancer
Chris Ward was diagnosed with COVID-19 the day before Thanksgiving. He had a headache, a rarity for him, and got a rapid test to rule out the virus before the holiday.
By the day after Thanksgiving, his heart was racing and he spiked a fever, so he went to the hospital.
He didn’t leave until February.
By the day after Thanksgiving, his heart was racing and he spiked a fever, so he went to the hospital.
He didn’t leave until February.
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Robotic Exoskeleton Study: Many Perceived Rehabilitation Benefits for People with Spinal Cord Injury but Not Ready Yet for Home Use
Some patients who have been in wheelchairs for decades can stand and walk over ground again in a robotic exoskeleton, putting them on eye-level with their family and friends for the first time in years.
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Deborah Crown: A Career in Healthcare Dedicated to Helping Others
Learn more about Deborah Crown and her career in healthcare that she dedicates to helping others.
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Edelle Field-Fote: Helping People with Spinal Cord Injury Through Accessible Neuromodulation
Throughout her career, Edelle Field-Fote has been conducting research on how combining practice with stimulation promotes neuroplasticity in people with spinal cord injuries.
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2020 Job Market Turmoil Hits Those with Disabilities Harder, Undoing Many Hard-Won Gains
The employment challenges faced by those with disabilities are well documented. They’re often last to be hired and first to be fired.
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Innovations in Limb Reconstruction Webinar
Center for Bionic Medicine researchers and collaborators led an online webinar on April 6, 2021 focused on innovations in limb reconstruction for people with limb loss and impairments.
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Employment Among Persons with Disabilities: Job Numbers, Job Quality, and Job Crafting NIDLRR Invited Lectureship by Debra Brucker
Dr. Brucker presented her research on job quality among workers with disabilities, as well as preliminary results from a study testing the effectiveness of an intervention designed to support workers with physical and mild cognitive disabilities.
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Wall Street Journal: New Long Covid Treatments Borrow From Brain Rehab Tactics
Cognitive problems are among the most persistent and common lasting effects of Covid. Now some patients are getting help from brain rehab programs.
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Paradigm and Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 Announce First-of-Its Kind, Value-Based Partnership
This collaboration will leverage the organizations’ collective clinical expertise and robust data repositories.
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Adam Horin's Research Featured in Sleep Review Magazine
The research of Adam Horin, a post-doctoral fellow within the Max N?der Center, recently received coverage in?Sleep Review magazine.
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Dr. José Pons Inducted in AIMBE College of Fellows
José Pons, PhD, scientific chair, Legs + Walking Lab, recently joined elite company as part of the 2021 class of the American Institute for Medical and Biomedical Engineering’s (AIMBE) College of Fellows.
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COMPLETE: Locomotor Function Following Acute Intermittent Hypoxia and Transcutaneous Electrical Spinal Cord Stimulation in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this study is to determine if acute intermittent hypoxia therapy (AIH) combined with transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) during ambulation training improves locomotor function in individuals with spinal cord injury.
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