Shirley Ryan Ability

The Shirley Ryan Ability Lab specializes in rehabilitation. The lab treats multiple physical challenges ranging from spinal cord injury to traumatic brain injury for the more complex cases. The lab also treats common conditions such a sports injuries and arthritis. The lab also works with cancer rehabilitation, cerebral palsy, cardiac conditions, limb loss, multiple sclerosis and many more. The Lab accepts many PPO, HMO, POS, Medicare Advantage, and Government plans. The Lab also offers Charity Care Financial Assistance for those that need medically necessary care that are residents of Illinois. This facility however is in no way accommodating to those in dire need. I chose the Legs and Walking Lab to take a closer look at. The lab is for patients and those that are participating in research for diagnoses that affect lower-body function from multiple causes. Diagnoses can be from injury to the brain or spinal cord or diseases that will effect muscles, bones, and nerves. The main goal of the lab is to advance pelvic, trunk, and leg function as well as balance and movement. More specifically titled The Margaret & Mark Stephan Legs + Walking Lab the lab takes up floors 23 and 24 of the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab.
The Center for Bionic Medicine has worked to develop a manual standing wheelchair that offers the ability for users to be mobile in different positions. The chair is being fine-tuned by the Ability Lab. The wheelchair will benefit many users of traditional wheelchairs in their everyday lives. The wheelchair will make it easier to navigate workspaces, use counters and house hold appliances, as well and promote independence among users. The wheelchair will reduce medical risks such as osteoporosis and pressure sores. The wheelchair project hopes to improve the lives of those that are wheelchair bound both physically and