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Dr. Joanne C. Smith

Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP Mourns the Passing of Joanne C. Smith, MD, President & CEO

Dr. Smith died following treatment for cancer, which she battled privately while continuing to fully lead Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP.

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ISCoS: The International Spinal Cord Society

Dr. Lieber and Dr. Son Publish Results of Groundbreaking Reconstructive Surgery to Improve Hand Function After Tetraplegia

Richard Lieber, PhD, Jongsang Son, PhD and Jan Friden, MD, PhD, developed a novel approach to reconstructive surgery that can benefit patients who were not previously considered good candidates for surgery based on the ICSHT system.

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Meet the Athletes Competing at the Tokyo Paralympics (Aug. 24¨CSept. 5)

Meet Two Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP Athletes Competing at the Tokyo Paralympics

Meet Ixhelt Gonzalez and Kelsey LeFevour, two Paralympic athletes with backgrounds at Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP

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Dr. Rho at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics

Q&A With Dr. Monica Rho: U.S. Women's National Soccer Team Physician

During her recent 13-hour flight from Chicago to Tokyo for the 2020 Summer Olympics (taking place in 2021), we caught up with the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team's (USWNT) team physician Monica Rho, MD ¡ª who, during her day job, is section chief of Musculoskeletal Medicine at Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP.

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Short of Breath for the Long Haul: Diaphragm Muscle Dysfunction Found in Survivors of Severe COVID-19

Short of Breath for the Long Haul: Diaphragm Muscle Dysfunction Found in Survivors of Severe COVID-19

Findings suggest that weakness of the breathing muscle is a highly prevalent underlying cause for prolonged functional impairments after hospitalization for COVID

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Mekhi

Pressure Mapping Â鶹APP to Combat Pressure Injuries

Katie Earnest, RN, nurse manager, shares pressure mapping research that has enabled our nursing team to better evaluate tools to relieve pressure sores, leading to improved patient outcomes.

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Dancer jumping

Pelvic Health: The Missing Link in Athletes' Health

The health of pelvic floor muscles in active patients is crucial: these muscles work as part of your core muscles alongside the diaphragm, abdominals and spinal stabilizers. A healthy pelvic floor is able to both contract and relax, moving in tandem with the diaphragm as you breathe.

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In a First, Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP Â鶹APPers Observe Muscles Losing Basic Building Blocks After Stroke

In a First, Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP Â鶹APPers Observe Muscles Losing Basic Building Blocks After Stroke

?¡°This is the most direct evidence yet that chronic impairments, which place a muscle in a shortened position, are associated with the loss of serial sarcomeres in humans,¡± said?Dr. Murray.

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Patient Care Technician Sonnita Fairfax

Patient Care Technician Sonnita Fairfax's Quick Thinking Saves a Child's Life

"I just jumped out of the car; I put my car in park, but I didn't take the key out or anything. I just jumped out"

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John walking again after multiple brain and spinal cord injuries

John's Journey to Walk Again

John sustained a major multiple trauma with brain and spinal cord injuries, and was not walking upon arrival. Immediately following the accident, John¡¯s trauma team said that he might never be able to walk again or reach his hands over his head. Just one month into his rehabilitation at Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP, John was able to do both.

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Dr. Mitra Lavasani and Team Publish Â鶹APP Investigating New Cell Therapy for Osteoarthritis

Dr. Mitra Lavasani and Team Publish Â鶹APP Investigating New Cell Therapy for Osteoarthritis

The journal Aging and Disease recently published a paper by Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP researchers investigating a new treatment of OA using systemically delivered cell therapy.

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New Electrical Stimulator Made of Absorbable Material Offers Hope for Nerve Regeneration Therapy

New Electrical Stimulator Made of Absorbable Material Offers Hope for Nerve Regeneration Therapy

The prestigious journal Advanced Functional Materials recently highlighted a potential breakthrough from Shirley Ryan Â鶹APP and Northwestern University researchers in the use of electrical stimulation in therapy for injured peripheral nerves.

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