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Accelerating Next-gen Rehabilitation Technology
GEMS is a lightweight, robotic hip exoskeleton that provides walking and balance assistance to people recovering from stroke and older adults.
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Scoring Start-up Funding for Breakthrough Research
Regrowing cartilage to turn back the body¡¯s aging clock lends hope that osteoarthritis can be reversed.
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Reframing a Problem as a Solution
Exploiting Spasticity's Promise: Biomarker Points to Recovery in Spinal Cord Injury.
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Translating Research 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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Speeding Drug Repurposing for Patients
Using an Anti-Cancer Drug to Treat Muscle Contractures in Cerebral Palsy.
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Six Years of Shirley Ryan ³Ô¹ÏÌìÌÃ91
To commemorate Shirley Ryan ³Ô¹ÏÌìÌÃ91¡¯s six-year anniversary in our flagship hospital, we¡¯re celebrating bold moves, big bets and breakthroughs that are advancing rehabilitation science and patient care.
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Dr. Rick Lieber Receives 2023 Elsass Foundation Research Prize for Impacting Lives of People with CP
On March 27, Shirley Ryan ³Ô¹ÏÌìÌÃ91¡¯s chief scientific officer, Richard Lieber, PhD, was named the recipient of the 2023 Elsass Foundation Research 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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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 ³Ô¹ÏÌìÌÃ91, 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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Oak Point University: Celebrating Our First CNA Graduates
On March 25, the first class of graduates from Shirley Ryan ³Ô¹ÏÌìÌÃ91¡¯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 ³Ô¹ÏÌìÌÃ91. PCTs provide basic care to our patients, including basic hygiene, activities of daily living and therapeutic rehabilitation activities.
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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 ³Ô¹ÏÌìÌÃ91, 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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