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Experience Living with a Disability Helps Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 Peer Mentors Connect with Patients
LIFE Center Manager Lisa Rosen co-founded the peer mentoring program in 2003. There had always been some informal mentoring going on as patients talked with other patients or hospital volunteers with disabilities, but Rosen realized there was a need for a more structured program.
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Pelvic Floor: Where Kegels Come in
Stop me if you’ve heard this advice from a well-meaning person in your life: “Do your Kegels…” but with no other instructions on how to do them or how often. What even is a Kegel anyway?
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Are Weighted Blankets the Secret to Better Sleep?
We all need hugs, but some children, especially those with sensory disorders, are seeking better sleep with the gentle pressure of a weighted blanket.
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Miriam Rafferty: A Passion for Helping People with Parkinson’s Live Their Best Lives
These days, Rafferty, Ph.D., is a physical therapist and rehabilitation research scientist at the Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 working with people who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
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Meet Ala Elyaman, DO, Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院’s first Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Neurorehabilitation Fellow
For the first time in the history of the organization, Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 is offering a one-year fellowship in Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and Movement Disorders (PDMD) Neurorehabilitation, with lead support provided by the Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson’s.
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Returning to Exercise After COVID
COVID is not the same as a cold or flu, and returning to physical activity after getting over COVID is not the same as hitting the gym after a mild illness.
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National Nurses Week 2019: Celebrating with Fun and Awards!
Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 celebrated National Nurses Week (May 6–12)! It started on Monday with Unit Day (in which units organized their own celebrations). The celebration continued all week long with treats, cooking demonstrations, meditation classes ... and awards presentations!
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After Being Paralyzed from the Waist Down, Man Walks Again
After opening his eyes, Thomas noticed he could move his legs. “I realized I was hurt very badly. I looked down at my legs and I couldn’t feel them.”
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CROR Receives $4.5 Million Grant to Evaluate How Different Inpatient Rehabilitation Lengths of Stay Affect Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries
The Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes 嫩B研究院 (CROR) at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 was awarded a $4.2 million, five-year grant to explore how different rehabilitation lengths of stay and intensity of rehabilitation affect outcomes and quality of life for people with spinal cord injury in different countries.
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Dr. Annette Grotheer Honored for Bringing Preventive Health Screenings to Barber & Beauty Shops
At an April 19 ceremony in Washington, D.C., Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 medical resident Annette Grotheer, MD, MPH, was honored as one of the National Minority Quality Forum’s “40 Under 40," for founding The Shop Docs.
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