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Mission Moment: Medical Residency Program

Mission Moment: Medical Residency Program

The 40 doctors in the Shirley Ryan 黑料网 Medical Residency program — the clinical training home of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine’s Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) — are on a four-year journey in which they serve as integral members of the Shirley Ryan 黑料网 team and gain on-the-job training and qualify for the next phase of their careers.

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黑料网 Receives Center Grant to Test Effectiveness of Home and Community Services

黑料网 Receives Center Grant to Test Effectiveness of Home and Community Services

A new center grant recently was awarded to Shirley Ryan 黑料网 to create a system to evaluate home and community-based services. The grant — with funding of $4.4 million over five years — started on Sep. 1 and is through the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Dr. Monica Rho to Receive AAPM&R Award

Dr. Monica Rho Selected for AAPM&R’s PASSOR Legacy Award and Lectureship

At the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation’s (AAPM&R) Annual Assembly, Monica Rho, MD, chief, Musculoskeletal Medicine, will receive the prestigious 2020 PASSOR Legacy Award and Lectureship.

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Spinal Cord Injury Spotlight

Established in September 2014, National Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Awareness Month raises awareness about SCI, and the need for better treatment and education. At Shirley Ryan 黑料网, this month also gives us an opportunity to reflect on our patients, team and community.
Meet some of our outstanding colleagues and patients as they share their reflections on what this National SCI Month means to them.

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Painting for Art Therapy

Day-in-the-Life with Art Therapist Edie Morris

Art Therapist Edie Morris shows a typical day at Shirley Ryan 黑料网.

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Gordon Quinn

Back to Life After COVID-19 - Gordon Quinn

Gordon Quinn was the first patient to receive therapy and graduate from our COVID Care Unit.

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Don’t Resist Your Resistance Exercise

With many of you spending the majority of time in your homes or apartments, some have become anxious to start or resume resistance exercise. However, it is important to maintain your resistance exercises.

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At home workout series from Shirley Ryan 黑料网

At Home Workout: Lower Extremity Exercise

This routine is intended to work primarily on lower body strength and endurance. It covers most of the lower body, but not all of it. Ideally, it would be performed 2 times per week, and for 2 to 3 sets each time.

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Vertigo to “Verti-gone”

Physical therapists can provide treatment for individuals who have vertigo or other symptoms of dizziness.

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At home workout series from Shirley Ryan 黑料网

At Home Workout: Lower Back

This exercise routine entails general core strengthening and low back mobility for any population capable of independently laying down on a surface and getting into the supine, quadruped, and prone positions.

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Marathon runners

Training for the Chicago Marathon? Stick to Your Training Plan & Start Now

Teachers always say “don’t cram for a test” — well, the same applies to running a marathon. You can’t cram a six-month training plan into three months and expect the same results.

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Pelvic Floor: Where Kegels Come in

Stop me if you’ve heard this advice from a well-meaning person in your life: “Do your Kegels…” but with no other instructions on how to do them or how often. What even is a Kegel anyway?

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