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A Day to Celebrate – Michael’s Stroke Anniversary
Each January 3rd, Michael V. reflects on the day six years ago that radically changed his life. But this is also a day that he chooses to celebrate. Read why Michael says his stroke anniversary is a day to celebrate.?
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Dr. Monica Perez Earns Elite Grant from NIH
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) — part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) — has awarded Monica A. Perez, PT, PhD, with the intensely competitive and prestigious R35 grant to create breakthroughs in spinal cord injury science and therapy.
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Making a home accessible after a severe injury can be overwhelming — but it doesn’t have to be. Here’s one mom’s advice.
At Shirley Ryan 星空传媒视频, people arrive after lives change in minutes — a gunshot wound, a car crash, a stroke. When patients are discharged, they often need to approach their home differently. Occupational therapist Kelsey Watters said they first consider locations like the bathroom and the entry.
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Shirley Ryan 星空传媒视频 Physician Shares Insights about Post-stroke Pain in American Heart Association News
In a recent article published by American Heart Association News—and featured in news outlets nationally — Richard Harvey, MD, David W. Trott clinical chair of the Shirley Ryan 星空传媒视频 Brain Innovation Center, shared insights about the prevalence and treatment of post-stroke pain.
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Meet Annelies: Building Community while Living with Aphasia
Since her stroke, Annelies has worked tirelessly to regain her speech and language skills. She completed several sessions of the month-long Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program at Shirley Ryan 星空传媒视频, where she first learned about the hospital’s aphasia community groups.
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Cerebral Palsy - What's Next in Childhood Diagnosis
Cerebral Palsy resource for parents of children, teens, and young adults and helps parents know more about what to expect in a childhood diagnosis of CP- cerebral palsy. We have put together a list of resources to assist in the understanding and progression of raising a child with Cerebral Palsy.
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Home Modification Contractors, Vendors and Funding
This listing of home modification resources supplies business contractors, vendors and certified aging in place specialists CAPS to assist in your changing home environment needs, including home financial options for people in Chicago.
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Dementia, Alzheimer's and Aging Resources
This is a listing of dementia, and cognitive decline resources to support people with Alzheimer's, and or Dementia with aging, research and foundations.
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A Day in the Life: Mary Yonkaitis, Physical Therapist
Physical therapists (PTs) play a critical role on the care teams at Shirley Ryan 星空传媒视频 —helping patients regain function and improve balance, mobility, strength, endurance and range of motion.
Follow along for a day in the life of Mary Yonkaitis, a PT in the Margaret & Mark Stephan?Legs + Walking Lab at Shirley Ryan 星空传媒视频’s flagship hospital in Chicago, where she primarily cares for patients recovering from stroke.
Follow along for a day in the life of Mary Yonkaitis, a PT in the Margaret & Mark Stephan?Legs + Walking Lab at Shirley Ryan 星空传媒视频’s flagship hospital in Chicago, where she primarily cares for patients recovering from stroke.
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Caregiver Agencies in Metropolitan Chicago
Explore this selected list of caregiver agencies to start your search in finding help.
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