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November 2023

REHABILITATION

FREEDOM IN MOTION: MARIANJOY'S WHEELCHAIR SKILLS CLINIC REDEFINING PATIENT CARE

Featuring: ​Mahesh Ramachandran, MD, Anna Chavez, PT, DPT, and Barbara Peraino, PT
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Episode Summary

Join us in this episode of Better Edge, as we explore the remarkable work of the Northwestern Medicine Wheelchair Skills Clinic at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital.
This episode features Mahesh Ramachandran, MD, chief medical officer at Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital, along with Anna Chavez, PT, DPT, and Barbara Peraino, PT, both physical therapists from the Northwestern Medicine Wheelchair and Positioning Center at Marianjoy. The episode explores how this program revolutionizes patient care by enhancing wheelchair users' independence, empowering them to overcome real-world barriers and ultimately improving their quality of life.
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Mahesh Ramachandran, MD,  chief medical officer Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital.
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Anna Chavez, PT, DPT, is a physical therapist in the Northwestern Medicine Wheelchair and Positioning Center at Marianjoy.
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Barbara Peraino, PT is a physical therapist in the Northwestern Medicine Wheelchair and Positioning Center at Marianjoy.​

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