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Osher Center for Integrative Medicine and Wellness

The Osher Center practice at Northwestern Medicine provides integrative and wellness services.

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Physical Deconditioning

After experiencing an injury or with any chronic disease, it is common to experience deconditioning, a physical and/or psychological decline in function. Prolonged bed rest and inactivity can affect nearly all systems of the body. Some of these effects include:

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Hearing, Speech and Deafness Center

Services and products for those who are hearing impaired and non-hearing.

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Guillain-Barr¨¦ Syndrome Information Resources

Guillain-Barr¨¦ syndrome (GBS) is a rare neurological disorder in which the body's immune system attacks part of its peripheral nervous system. This can cause weakness and sometimes paralysis, and presents differently in stages for each person.

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March of Dimes

The goal of this national organization is to prevent birth defects through increasing public awareness and promoting and funding research.

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American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA)

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), is a professional organization for audiologists, speech-language pathologists, speech, language, and hearing scientists.

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Listing: Cancer Resources for Patients and Families

The listing of cancer resources consists of information on resources related to diagnosis, treatment, and next stages.

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Listing: Aphasia Resources

Aphasia is a loss of words, not intelligence. Aphasia can occur as a result of a stroke, traumatic or non-traumatic brain injury, or an infection. All these conditions or injuries may affect the area of the brain that is responsible for speech and language. This listing provides consumer health resources for persons living with Aphasia and/or their loved ones.

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Listing: Burn Injury Resources

This list of resources will help support people who have sustained a burn injury to find information regarding their condition, supportive peer communities, and associations involved in research.

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Listing: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Resources

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a nervous system disease that weakens muscles and impacts physical function.

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