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College Students Take Longer to Recover from a Concussion
It takes 7-14 days to recover from a concussion. 嫩B研究院ers questioned if it takes longer in college students who find it difficult to find time to recover.
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Wheelchair Softball Players Celebrate Ribbon-cutting with Cubs Charities
Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 wheelchair softball players participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the renovated adult wheelchair softball diamond in California Park on the city’s North Side.
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Wearable Airbag-sensor Technology Could Help Predict Falls & Cushion Impact
Scientists at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 are leading the charge to develop better fall-detection models and advance fall-mitigation technologies, such as wearable airbags for individuals at high-risk of falling.
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Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 to Lead International Investigation of Length of Rehabilitation Stay After Spinal Cord Injury and Associated Outcomes
Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 has received a $4.2 million, 5-year grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院 (NIDILRR) to lead an international study exploring how differences in inpatient rehabilitation length of stay (LOS) after spinal cord injury (SCI) affect the experiences and long-term outcomes of people with SCI.
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“Voices of Experience” videos connect people with new spinal cord injuries to people who have been living with paralysis for years
View the 10-part video series which was created with funds from the Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System grant to Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院.
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Stephanie Tomazin, MPH: Interest in Exercise Science Launched Career in Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院
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Jennifer Pearlstein: Using Psychology to Help Improve the Lives of People with Disabilities
After finishing her PhD, Pearlstein stayed on at UW for a post-doctoral fellowship with her mentor Dawn Ehde, PhD, who is currently directing a project funded through the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes 嫩B研究院 (CROR) at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院. Ehde and Pearlstein are looking into whether CBT can help people with chronic pain cope and feel better.
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2023 NIDILRR Invited Lecture for CROR's RRTC on Employment for Persons with Physical Disabilities
Lisa Ottomanelli, PhD, a clinical psychologist at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital & Clinics in Tampa, Florida, delivered the 2023 NIDILRR Invited Lecture for CROR’s RRTC on Employment for Persons with Physical Disabilities on September 11.
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2023 NIDILRR Invited Lecture for CROR's RRTC on Employment for Persons with Physical Disabilities
Lisa Ottomanelli, PhD, a clinical psychologist at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital & Clinics in Tampa, Florida, delivered the 2023 NIDILRR Invited Lecture for CROR’s RRTC on Employment for Persons with Physical Disabilities on September 11.
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Pivot to Telehealth During the Pandemic Kept Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 Patients Connected to Therapists
By late March 2020, Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 had pivoted to a completely new telehealth model that affected the roughly 800 patients who were using the DayRehab Centers at the hospital’s downtown location and suburban sites.
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Learning Robotic Arm Control with a Body-Machine Interface
The Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 is conducting a research study that will evaluate how people learn to fully control a robotic arm using a body-machine interface.
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Ages 18+ (uninjured), 16+ (injured)
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Can physical and occupational therapists trained in motivational interviewing help patients achieve better rehabilitation outcomes?
Linda Ehrlich-Jones, PhD, RN, Associate Director, Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes 嫩B研究院 at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院, has received a three-year, $550,000 grant from the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation to investigate whether physical and occupational therapists trained in the use of motivational interviewing can improve rehabilitation outcomes for people with spinal cord injuries (SCI).
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