Spinal Cord Injury Services

The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) offers spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation services on an inpatient, outpatient and day rehabilitation basis and accommodates patients who are:

• Paraplegic: paralysis of the lower half of the body including the partial or total loss of function of both legs
• Tetraplegic (Quadriplegic): paralysis of the body involving partial or total loss of function in both arms and legs
• Ventilator-dependent: requiring the aid of specialized breathing apparatus for purposes of breathing—as a secondary condition of spinal cord injury

RIC Provides a Wide Range of Services

Part of the rehabilitation journey of someone who has experienced a spinal cord injury includes getting back to daily life and activities. Setting goals and also finding appropriate avenues of support is crucial to the rehabilitation journey.

Additional supportive resources and services include:

• Animal Assisted Therapy
• Education and Support Groups
• Fitness Center and Sports Program
• Liaison with United Spinal Association, Illinois Chapter Spinal Cord Injury Association, National Spinal Cord Injury Association 
• LIFE Center (opens in new window)
• Male Sexual Dysfunction and Infertility Program
• Monthly Family/Caregiver Support Group
• Peer Visitor Program
• Plastics and Reconstructive Skin Surgery Clinic
• Prosthetics and Orthotics Clinical Center
• Rehabilitation Engineering Services for Adaptive Equipment
• Robot-Assisted Walking Therapy Using the Lokomat® 
• Second Look Spinal Cord Injury Re-evaluation Program
• Staged Admission Program for Patients with Brace Restrictions
• Technology Center for Assistive Technology Resources
• Tendon Transfer Clinic
• Therapeutic Recreation and Community Re-entry Group
• Urology Clinic
• Vocational Rehabilitation
• Weekly Patient Education Series on Spinal Cord Injury
• Wheelchair Seating & Positioning Center
• Women with Disabilities Center

How We Help Spine & Sports Injuries

The Spine and Sports Rehabilitation Center (SSRC) is the outpatient facilities of RIC, located downtown Chicago. The care offered at the center has a strong emphasis on rehabilitation of spine and sports medicine.

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