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About Henry B. Betts, MD, LIFE Center
A resource center that provides patient education for people living with cognitive and physical impairments, chronic conditions or diseases affecting function.
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FAQs
Get answers to your questions ¡ª whether you¡¯re a prospective patient or inquiring on behalf of one ¡ª about the Shirley Ryan Ðǿմ«Ã½ÊÓÆµ.
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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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Sights Set on Returning to Active Duty after Spinal Cord Injury
Ryan Novack was in an off-road motorcycle accident that broke his spine.
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Treating Chemo Brain in Breast Cancer Survivors
Study proposes systematic screening to identify and address phenomenon of ¡°chemo fog,¡± a cognitive condition affecting thinking, perception and communication.
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Charity Care Giving
Charity Care gives patients access to a complete range of services including prosthetic limbs; braces; physical, occupational, and recreational therapy.
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Clinical & Patient Support
Your investment will touch the lives of many and will ensure that Shirley Ryan Ðǿմ«Ã½ÊÓÆµ will continue to provide the best possible rehabilitation care.
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ÊÓÆµ Funding
Your assistance helps ensure research remains an essential part of our mission to help patients recover abilities that have been lost or impaired and return to full lives.
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Record Gift for New Ðǿմ«Ã½ÊÓÆµ Hospital
Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan have pledged the largest charitable investment in the organization¡¯s 63-year history and will support Ðǿմ«Ã½ÊÓÆµ
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Nancy Knowles Bequeaths Generous Eight-Figure Gift
Knowles¡¯ gift will support the capital campaign for the Shirley Ryan Ðǿմ«Ã½ÊÓÆµ, RIC¡¯s state-of-the-art research hospital, set to open in March 2017.
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Animal-assisted Therapy
Canine companion & service dogs assist patients with various physical, cognitive and emotional treatment goals through?trained recreational therapists.
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