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Physical Therapy
Physical therapists (or physiotherapists) keep people of all ages moving and active in their daily lives.
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Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapists help people get back to meaningful everyday activities.
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Speech-Language Pathology
Speech-language pathologists work with language, speech, voice, fluency, cognitive and other disorders.
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Rehabilitation Science
Rehabilitation scientists conduct research designed to help people engage fully in their lives.
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Rehabilitation Medicine News
Rehab Impact 2024
In this year’s issue of Rehab Impact, we celebrate as always the incredible dedication of members of the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine in education, scholarship and research, and service.
Driven to improve patient care through innovative dysphagia research.
24 September 2024
Pooja Gandhi wants to bridge the gap between research and clinical practice.
New Instructor Welcome: Shanda Duggleby-Wenzel
23 September 2024
Rehabilitation sciences has made it possible for Shanda Duggleby-Wenzel to combine her career aspirations with her love of linguistics. Get to know Duggleby-Wenzel, who has joined the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine at the Augustana Campus, teaching in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders speech-language pathology program.
Research finds early indicators of heart problems in children with cerebral palsy
19 September 2024
Study reveals arterial changes
Holly Lomheim retires after 30 years of dedication to people who stutter
17 September 2024
Beloved ISTAR clinic director looks back at her rewarding career and ponders the future of the institute and its impact.
New Instructor Welcome: Chris Zarski
12 September 2024
Learn more about Zarkis’s journey to become an Associate Teaching Professor at the Augustana Campus.
Intersections in Rehabilitation
Virtual Speaker Series
This Virtual Speaker Series will bring perspectives stemming from Critical Race Theory to inform clinical practice, teaching and research in rehabilitation sciences. Specifically, the Speaker Series will provide Critical Theoretical frames and research to understand racism, equity, and social-justice in the context of rehabilitation sciences in Canada. Critical perspectives are needed to transform and reframe our understanding of health outcomes for all Canadians.
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Research Areas of Excellence
Brain and Mind
Researchers are leading discoveries in understanding, assessing, managing and preventing diseases and disorders of the brain and nervous system.
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Living Well
Researchers are leading discoveries in understanding, assessing, managing and preventing long-term impacts related to chronic health conditions.
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Early Years
Researchers are leading discoveries in understanding, assessing, managing and promoting health and wellness in children and their families.
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Research Chairs
Our research chairs are on the leading edge of rehabilitation research in musculoskeletal recovery, spinal cord injury, stuttering, and the neuroscience of literacy.
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