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Terri Marcus gets back to life

Back to Life Following a Shoulder Replacement

Terri Marcus was living an active life. Shoulder pain steadily made it difficult to do basic tasks. She turned to RIC for help managing her pain.

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Pain and Mental Health - When chronic pain strikes, depression and anxiety can follow

Chronic pain is more than physical. Those who suffer from long-term pain often experience emotional & psychological aspects, particularly depression & anxiety.

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At Home Workout: STOMPS

Strengthening and Optimal Movements for Painful Shoulders, STOMPS for short, is a home-based exercise program that has been shown to be effective in reducing long-standing shoulder pain in people with spinal cord injury.

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What is Rehabilitation?

Overview of rehabilitation roles and services.

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Do I Need Help Managing my Pain? Answer 5 Quick Questions.

Everyone has pain but sometimes pain can impact our ability to live our daily lives, especially if it’s persistent or chronic. Take our short quiz and answer yes or no to the following questions to see:

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Exceptional Nurse

Connections for nursing students and nurses with disabilities who are also working in disability care

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Placebo Sweet Spot for Pain Identified in Brain

Scientists have identified for the first time the region in the brain responsible for the “placebo effect” in pain relief, when a fake treatment actually results in substantial reduction of pain, according to new research from Northwestern Medicine and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC). ?

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Graded Motor Imagery for Managing Chronic Pain

Chronic pain can interfere with an individual’s participation in daily activities, including sports and recreation, hobbies, housekeeping, cooking, self-care, personal hygiene and social engagement. In fact, individuals may find themselves moving less or avoiding these activities entirely due to a fear of pain.

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Understanding Back Pain

Almost everyone will experience low back pain. The good news is that whether your back pain is mild or severe, short-lived or long-lasting, intermittent or constant, most cases will improve within a few weeks. (That doesn't make the experience any less challenging, however.)

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Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 Psychologist Featured in PBS Next Avenue Story about Chronic Pain

Next Avenue, a digital PBS publication, recently featured Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 clinical psychologist?Claire Pedersen, PsyD, in a story about the?connection between chronic pain and anger — and how anger can have an impact on the perception, intensity and frequency of pain.

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