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Heidi Fischer: Combining Occupational Therapy with Research and Teaching
Fischer, OTD, is now doing exactly that as a Clinical Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) where she specializes in self-management for people with chronic conditions such as stroke and diabetes.
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Jenny Burns: Love of Psychology and Research Leads to CROR
Since grade school, Jenny Burns has been interested in psychology. She remembers learning in sixth grade about the Stanford Prison Experiment, a psychological simulation involving college students who role-played being guards and prisoners.
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Children with Cerebral Palsy - Trunk Control and Walking Study
The primary purpose for this study is to determine the effects of a robotic training on trunk control and walking ability in children with cerebral palsy.
Age Range
4-16
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Neuromuscular mechanisms of specific trunk interventions in children with cerebral palsy
The goal of the proposed study is to examine the neuromuscular mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effect of hippotherapy and determine whether repeated exposure to a pelvic perturbation force would be effective in improving trunk postural control and gait of children with cerebral palsy. This study is supported by NIH/NINDS, 1R01NS115487, Date of Project Period: 03/01/2020-02/28/2025
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Max Nader KAFO Research Featured in UChicago Medicine
Research conducted by the Max Nader Center on evaluating a novel Knee-Ankle Foot Orthosis was featured recently in a UChicago Medicine?magazine article.
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Congratulations to Our 2023 Pilot Projects Awardees!
Meet our project awardees that were selected to receive funding as part of the Center for Smart Use of Technology to Assess Real-World Outcomes (C-STAR) Pilot Project Program.
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Sara Karon: Dedicated to Helping People with Disabilities
Learn more about Sara Karon and her dedication to helping people with disabilities.
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Participant Council to Play Major Role in Developing New Quality-of-Life Measures for People with Disabilities
Karon has spent decades developing quality-of-life measures for people with disabilities and is leading a project at the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at the Shirley Ryan 小恩雅.
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New Grant Focuses on Supporting Quality of Life For People Receiving Home- and Community-based Services
The Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) has received a new $4.4 million, five-year grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR).
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Pain Catastrophizing Scale
Area of Assessment
CognitionNegative Affect
Pain
Stress & Coping
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Looking Glass: Bimanual Balanced Reaching With Visual Biofeedback
In the current protocol, individuals with chronic stroke participate in 9 treatment sessions using the LookingGlass virtual reality system. Participants will be asked to complete evaluations before treatment, after treatment, and 8 weeks following up treatment.
Age Range
18 and older
Clinical Trial
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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