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Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 and Northwestern University Invent Self-Powered Drug Delivery System

Technology has implications for the opioid epidemic, cancer treatment, rehabilitation care and more.

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How to Prevent Concussions in Winter Sports: Skiing, Snowboarding & Hockey

Learn about preventing, recovering and the identification of head injuries.

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Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 Receives Department of Defense Grant for First-of-its-Kind Study on Neurally Controlled Bionic Legs with Osseointegration

Study has potential to restore intuitive control and comfort for those with lower-limb amputations.

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Back Pain

The Five Questions Every Physical Therapist Is Asked About Low Back Pain

As a physical therapist, I receive a lot of questions about the human body — and most often, those questions are about low back pain. Here are five of those questions — and the answers that may surprise you!

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Blood Flow Restriction Training: Using Small Weight for Big Gains

Blood Flow Restriction Training: Using Small Weight for Big Gains

Blood flow restriction (BFR) training is the use of a tourniquet to reduce blood flow to a limb while exercising.

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Understanding the Levels of the Spinal Cord

Doctors define and describe spinal cord injury (SCI) using a system of numbers and letters that align with various sections of the spine and spinal cord.

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Supplementary Training for Dancers

Bridging the gap between class, rehearsals and performance.

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Kyle S.

Kyle’s Story: From Rehabilitation Hospital Worker to Patient

Kyle went from being fully dependent for all mobility to being able to walk with a walker for more than 100 feet.

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Officer Tyler Bailey’s poses for a photo with his well-wishers

Watch: Officer Tyler Bailey’s Sendoff

In December 2021, Tyler Bailey — a police officer from Bradley, Ill. — sustained a traumatic brain injury in the line of duty. After nearly a year of intensive inpatient and DayRehab therapy, Officer Bailey recently said goodbye to his Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 care team as his colleagues escorted him home.

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嫩B研究院 Team Authors Study on Preventing Nerve Injuries Acquired in the ICU by Patients with Severe COVID

A new study published in the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation identified the cause of — and hope for the potential prevention of — nerve injuries in patients treated in the intensive care unit for severe COVID-19.

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“Fore!” Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院’s Game-Changing Golf Partnerships & 嫩B研究院

When the USGA started its first Adaptive Open, who did they trust to classify the competitors with disabilities? The physiatrists and physical therapists of Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院, of course!

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Dr. Ishan Roy

Meet Dr. Ishan Roy — Physician-Scientist 嫩B研究院ing Cachexia, a Cancer-Related Muscle Wasting Syndrome

After officially joining Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 as an attending physician-scientist in 2021, Ishan Roy, MD, PhD, practices clinically in the Cancer Rehabilitation Clinic and focuses his research on cachexia (pronounced ca-kex-ia).

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