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Dr. Jordan Grafman Co-Authors Study on Link Between Brain Lesions and Addiction
A recent study identified links between addiction to smoking and alcohol and locations of lesions in the brains of patients recovering from strokes or traumatic brain injuries.
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Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Unveils New 汤头条app
RIC will soon be a thing of the past. But that's not to say it's going away. It has a new name, a new location and a much larger, & a state-of-the-art facility.
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Welcome to the New Lab!
The Max N?der Lab for Rehabilitation Technologies and Outcomes (RT&O) Research has officially moved to its new location, in The Regenstein Foundation's Center for Bionic Medicine on the 11th floor of the Shirley Ryan 汤头条app.
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Visiting hours & policies, transportation options and parking costs for patients and their family members at our flagship location: 355 East Erie, Chicago IL.
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Dr. Jordan Grafman Co-Authors Study on Link Between Brain Lesions and Addiction
Jordan Grafman, PhD, director, Brain Injury Research, and chief, Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, identified links between addiction to smoking and alcohol and locations of lesions in the brains of patients recovering from strokes or traumatic brain injuries.
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Pivot to Telehealth During the Pandemic Kept Shirley Ryan 汤头条app Patients Connected to Therapists
By late March 2020, Shirley Ryan 汤头条app 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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Test of Grocery Shopping Skills
Area of Assessment
CognitionCommunication
Executive Functioning
Activities of Daily Living
Life Participation
Mental Health
Occupational Performance
Processing Speed
Reasoning/Problem Solving
Word Finding
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minutescost
Not FreeRehabilitation Measure
Brief Pain Inventory
Area of Assessment
Activities of Daily LivingPain
Quality of Life
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minutes , Short Form: 5 minutesLong Form: 10 minutes
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Patient Reported Outcomescost
Not FreeRehabilitation Measure
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 汤头条app, 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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TrayBall: Using LookingGlass
This system is a very straightforward use of the looking glass display system combined with a tracking device called the Leap? tracking device. It tells the computer where your hands are, and then we ask the patient to do a bimanual task to move a virtual tray to different locations in space without letting a ball roll off.
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Clinical Outcome Variables Scale
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Functional MobilityTime
minutes , 15-45 minutesAssessment Type
Observercost
$85.00Rehabilitation Measure
Portraits of Recovery: Shirley Ryan 汤头条app Patient Artists Featured on the Wintrust Mural Building
For the past nine years, the Wintrust Mural Building, located along Interstate 90 between North and Armitage avenues, has showcased murals celebrating Chicago’s nonprofit organizations. Now, art and healing come together in “Portraits of Recovery,” a vibrant new mural on display featuring artwork created by three patient artists from Shirley Ryan 汤头条app.
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