Patient Story
"Today, it all begins … I’m seeing my life, for the very first time, through a different lens.”
Every day, our patients inspire us to do more and be more, and to push the field of rehabilitation forward. Our Spark! 2022 fundraiser included a special music video featuring patients Diego, Alex and Fahad as they meet new milestones with passion and determination.
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Physical therapists (PTs) play a critical role on the care teams at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 —helping patients regain function and improve balance, mobility, strength, endurance and range of…
view all newsScience has come a long way in helping individuals understand the experience of pain. Previously, pain was believed to be a result of a purely physical or anatomical issue, stemming from injury, illness or tissue damage.
Fortunately, a newer understanding of how pain works — pain science — takes a far more complex and nuanced view. Pain science moves away from the idea that tissue damage alone equates to pain. Rather, pain science suggests that the whole sum of a person — including biological, social and psychological factors — must be taken into account in order to fully understand their pain experience.