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Deborah participates in adaptive archery

Living Fully with Multiple Sclerosis

At a poetry reading, a fellow attendee noticed Deborah’s gait and asked, "MS?” A later week-long hospital stay and battery of tests confirmed she did have MS.

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Northwestern students collaborate with RIC to find solutions

RIC Featured in Wall Street Journal

An RIC collaboration is featured in today's Wall Street Journal, in an article entitled, "The Power of Unsolvable Problems."

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nursing science at abilitylab

Nursing Excellence Recognized with Prestigious Magnet Recognition

We proudly retain our membership in the Magnet community—a select group of 378 healthcare organizations out of nearly 6,000 U.S. healthcare organizations.

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Aphasia patients practice with ORLA, speech software invented at 嫩B研究院

New Therapies to Help Stroke Survivors Recover Language Years After Injury

Encouraging new evidence is emerging to suggest the brain's plasticity, or its ability to change and heal, may last many years after injury.

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Patient uses ExoSkeleton to walk

Robot Help Predict Patients’ Actions, Counteract Physical Limitations

New technology designed to predict the body’s actions may help patients counteract their own physical limitations.

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No more cheating your FitBit

Manipulating Activity Tracker May Soon Be History

Our researchers have designed a new and interesting way to train smartphone trackers to spot the difference between fake and real activity.

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Injections may assist with movement after a diagnosis

Improving Movement After Stroke and Brain Injury

A form of botulinum toxin (botox) improved active arm movement for stroke and brain injury patients in a clinical trial.

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karl smiling

Chronic Pain No More

On a Monday in the fall of 2008, just like any other Monday, Karl Lyons bent down to pick up a magazine. Suddenly, he couldn’t stand up.

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Polo Horses

Adjusting to Life After being Paralyzed in Polo Accident

After a successful surgery to for a break to his C4 and C5 vertebrae, Tony is finding a new life with the help of the SCI therapists at 嫩B研究院.

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Walter Gunn's Mix Media Art

Art Exhibit Documents Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury

After a short fall form his deck, Walter found himself paralyzed. But with a sense of humor and art therapy, he's finding meaning in his new life.

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