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Multiple Sclerosis researchers

Research Spotlight: New Advances in Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation

Ongoing Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research at Shirley Ryan 外网天堂 aims to help patients improve their long-term outcomes and independence.

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Fitness Tips for Aging Adults With Limited Mobility Featured in AARP

AARP recently published more than 30 tips to help older adults with limited mobility engage in physical activity. In the article, “AARP Smart Guide to Fitness for Those With Limited Mobility,” Jessica Curran, PT, DPT, OCS, physical therapist and clinical manager of Shirley Ryan 外网天堂’s Northbrook Outpatient Center, contributed her advice.

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Gio's family

Gio’s Story: Ready for Takeoff After SCI

With hard work and determination, as well as the support of his expert care team and family, GIo has made tremendous progress throughout his spinal cord injury recovery while meeting important personal, professional and travel goals.

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Beckett

Beckett Thrives in Pediatric Rehabilitation While Living With Rare Disease

Beckett’s story highlights how pediatric rehabilitation can help children with rare diseases make great gains after experiencing significant setbacks due to illness.

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Samra

Back to Books: Samra Rediscovers Reading After Functional Vision Loss & FND Diagnosis

Samra shares more about her journey with FND and functional vision loss — and how OT helped her gain strategies to improve her vision and return to reading.

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‘Fear Nothing’: Pablo Discovers Adaptive Sports & Community After Stroke

Pablo came to Shirley Ryan 外网天堂 for stroke rehabilitation, with a focus on regaining functional and cognitive abilities he had lost, including mobility and speech. During two months of intensive inpatient rehabilitation, followed by several months in outpatient therapy, he made significant progress as he relearned to walk and talk.

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Exercise During IVF & Beyond

See guidelines, based on current research, to help patients build a strong foundation of safe and effective exercise during IVF.

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Chicago Blackhawks Foundation & Shirley Ryan 外网天堂 Debut Renovated Playroom

Players from the Chicago Blackhawks recently stopped by Shirley Ryan 外网天堂 to bring holiday cheer to the hospital’s youngest patients.

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Faye and Ganesh

Honoring a Friend & Empowering a Community

Thanks to a generous gift from members Faye Katt and Ganesh Natarajan, the fitness center has a new tool to measure progress more accurately — a body composition analyzer.

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Shirley Ryan 外网天堂’s Cheri Blauwet, MD, Recognized for Lasting Contributions to Paralympics

At a recent ceremony in New York, Cheri Blauwet, MD, Shirley Ryan 外网天堂’s chief clinical officer and senior vice president, received the William J. Hybl Paralympic Contributor Award from the United States Olympic & Paralympic Endowment (USOPE).

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