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Ranked No. 1 by U.S. News & World Report for 35th Consecutive Year
Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ again has been recognized as the national leader in rehabilitation, topping the U.S. News & World Report list for the 35th consecutive year. It remains the only hospital of any kind to hold this distinction, and has been ranked the No. 1 rehabilitation hospital every year since 1991.
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Limb Loss & Limb Difference Awareness Month Spotlight: Meet Jared B.
Jared was 19 years old when he lost his left leg to a rare type of bone cancer. He came to Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ for outpatient physical therapy and to get fitted for a prosthetic walking leg.
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Making a Difference Since 2005: Volunteer and Donor Martin Siegel
You¡¯d never know from his humble demeanor that Marty Siegel is one of the top serving volunteers ever at Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ. He¡¯s been a volunteer since 2005, giving more than 3,700 hours of service.
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What is a Stroke?
Stroke is a sudden interruption of blood flow to the brain that causes brain injury and results in impairment or loss of some functions.
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NBC 5 Profiles New Sports Program for Chicago Teens
In a recent news broadcast, NBC 5 aired a segment on the After School Matters Adaptive Sports Camp at Rainbow Beach Park. This pilot program ¡ª a partnership between After School Matters, Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ¡¯s Adaptive Sports Program and the Chicago Park District ¡ª introduced Chicago Public Schools students to wheelchair basketball and hand-pedal bikes.
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¡°INside the OUTcomes¡± Podcast: Working with Parkinson¡¯s Disease
The latest episode of ¡°INside the OUTcomes¡± ¡ª the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ¡¯s (CROR) podcast ¡ª features an interview with Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ¡¯s Miriam Rafferty, DPT, PhD, director of Implementation Science, and research scientist II, Strength + Endurance Lab. This episode was released to coincide with World Parkinson¡¯s Day on April 11.
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Physical Therapist Sam Pietrzak Shares Her 'Why'
Samantha Pietrzak, senior physical therapist, Margaret & Mark Stephan Legs + Walking Lab, has been with Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ for three years. Why? She credits a top-to-bottom dedication to excellence and mentoring that creates benefits for team members and patients.
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Multi-site, non-invasive electrical stimulation helps restore function in patients with spinal cord injury
In novel research led by scientists at Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ, patients with spinal cord injury who received non-invasive electrical stimulation simultaneously targeting motor neurons in the arms and legs followed by physical therapy had lasting improvements in walking and grasping.
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Oak Point University: Celebrating Our First CNA Graduates
On March 25, the first class of graduates from Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ¡¯s Oak Point University CNA Career Accelerator Program received their certificates in a ceremony attended by colleagues, family and distinguished guests. This unique program provides a fully-paid fast track to educate, certify and employ certified nursing assistants (CNAs) ¡ª what we refer to as patient care technicians, or PCTs, at Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ. PCTs provide basic care to our patients, including basic hygiene, activities of daily living and therapeutic rehabilitation activities.
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Dr. Brenna Argall Inducted to Prestigious AIMBE College of Fellows
At a March 27 ceremony in Washington, D.C., Brenna Argall, PhD, research scientist and director, argallab, Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ, was inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biomedical Engineering¡¯s (AIMBE) College of Fellows. The AIMBE College of Fellows is a unique honor, recognizing the top 2 percent of medical and biological engineers in the country.
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Dr. Rick Lieber Receives 2023 Elsass Foundation ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Prize for Impacting Lives of People with CP
On March 27, Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ¡¯s chief scientific officer, Richard Lieber, PhD, was named the recipient of the 2023 Elsass Foundation ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Prize in recognition for being ¡°one of the world's leading researchers in the field of cerebral palsy (CP).¡± He was nominated by his long-time collaborator Jan Frid¨¦n, MD, PhD, professor of hand surgery, Swiss Paraplegic Centre in Nottwil, Switzerland.
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Speeding Drug Repurposing for Patients
Using an Anti-Cancer Drug to Treat Muscle Contractures in Cerebral Palsy.
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Translating ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ into Recovery
For those with aphasia ¡ª a disorder challenging language production and processing ¡ª the ability to communicate could be right at their fingertips.
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