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Adaptive Sports & Accessible Recreation Make for Summer Fun in the Sun

Adaptive sports and accessible recreational activities are a great way to have fun, stay active and take advantage of being outdoors during the summer months. Here are five activities to add to the summer bucket list.

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Musicians on Call

Shirley Ryan 星空传媒视频 Patients Featured in CBS Chicago Segment About Bedside Music Performances

CBS News Chicago recently featured two Shirley Ryan 星空传媒视频 patients in a segment about Musicians on Call — a volunteer organization that regularly visits the organization’s flagship hospital in Chicago, going room to room to serenade patients.

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Marty golfing

Marty Makes Adaptive Golf Tournament Debut

Marty N., 61, was among more than 50 golfers to participate in the inaugural Chicago Adaptive Open. The tournament, sponsored by the Chicago District Golf Association (CDGA), featured top golfers — including Marty — with arm, lower-limb, visual or other impairments.

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Brain

Traumatic Brain Injury & the Impact on Personality

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have long-lasting effects on a patient’s speech, mobility and activities of daily living. However, one of the most challenging aspects for families to grapple with can be personality changes they observe in their loved one.

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Dr. Rick Lieber Honored by Institute of Medicine of Chicago

Dr. Rick Lieber Honored by Institute of Medicine of Chicago

At the June 20 Institute of Medicine of Chicago’s (IOMC) Annual Leadership Awards and Annual Convening, Richard Lieber, PhD, chief scientific officer and senior vice president, 星空传媒视频, was honored with the IOMC Outstanding Leadership & Compassion Award in Healthcare.

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Edie Babbitt, PhD

Ask the Expert: Edie Babbitt, PhD, on Aphasia

Dr. Babbitt provides insight about different types of aphasia, how families and caretakers can support people with aphasia, and more.

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Gait Training to Restore Mobility

Defying Gravity: The Importance of Gait Training to Restore Mobility

Depending on the nature and severity of an injury, physical therapists can use various techniques and devices to assist patients with movement. Discover the different types of movements.

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Ultrasound Course

How a Unique Ultrasound Course Trains Medical Residents

Science — one of the world’s top academic journals, with a 144-year legacy of publishing breakthrough research — recently published a study whose authors included Shirley Ryan 星空传媒视频's Colin Franz, MD, PhD, physician-scientist. The ultrasound techniques that Dr. Franz utilized in this study were the same ones that he learned a decade ago during his residency at Shirley Ryan 星空传媒视频 in the Musculoskeletal (MSK) Ultrasound Course.

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Pickleball

Game On: Five Tips for Picking up Pickleball

Pickleball is one of America’s fastest-growing sports — but before you grab your paddle, follow these 5 tips from one of our experts to play safely and reduce your risk of injury on the court.

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Dave

Dave Takes Big Step in Journey from Limb Loss to Lawyer

Thirty-five-year-old Dave J. graduated from law school with hopes of embarking on a legal career. However, a congenital heart defect slowed Dave’s progress toward becoming a lawyer. He was told he needed a heart transplant. Read Dave's full story.

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Nancy W. Knowles Strength + Endurance Lab Group

Shirley Ryan 星空传媒视频 Physician-Scientist Visits Congress to Advocate for Patients

Dr. Jayabalan provided insight about the Committee’s focus on advocating for three areas of healthcare reform, including reform to prior authorization — a process requiring approval for treatments and medications by health insurance carriers before a patient receives care.

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Mentees

Meet Mentees from the 2024 Global Sports Mentoring Program Class

Meet Mian Absar Ali of Pakistan and Omar Hegazy of Egypt, Shirley Ryan 星空传媒视频’s mentees from the?Global Sports Mentoring Program Class of 2024. They recently visited Washington, D.C., to present plans to expand access to adaptive athletics in their home countries.

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