programs in the country. MedStar NRH patients benefit the area's only CARF Accredited Specialty Program for Strokes. The MedStar NRH Brain Injury Program uses repetition to expand on small incremental gains in recovery—to achieve their outcome. The orthopedic programs at MedStar NRH utilize technological diagnostic and therapeutic equipment to address such issues as arthritis, amputation, joint replacement, and a full range of other orthopedic injuries and conditions. Throughout patients’ rehabilitative experience, MedStar NRH relies upon a number of assistive technology devices that have been developed by MedStar NRH's research team, and which have been used fortheir recovery. National Center for Children's Rehabilitation (NCCR) The National Center for Children's Rehabilitation (NCCR) at MedStar NRH addresses an unmet regional need and raises the bar for care of pediatric patients with neurological, orthopedic injuries, and other illnesses. The only center of its kind in the area, the NCCR is a joint service of MedStar NRH and Children's National Medical Center and offers an innovative approach to children's rehab in a state-of-the-art and secure unit. Research and technology Advanced rehabilitation technology such as the Zero/G gait training tool and Alter/G anti-gravity treadmill has earned MedStar NRH the reputation as one of the leading participants in research for rehabilitation technology. Christoph Ruesch Research Center The Christoph Ruesch Research Center at MedStar NRH is dedicated to implementing initiatives that probe new rehabilitative interventions to address the health and rehabilitative needs of person with disabilities, and to develop better ways to deliver and pay for these services. There are four unique centers conducting both laboratory and clinical research: the Assistive Technology Research Center, the Center for Post-Acute Studies, the Neuroscience Research Center, and the Center for Applied Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Research. Dozens of studies are underway in the development of improved rehabilitative diagnosis and treatment methods, and technology aimed at improving long-term independence for persons with a variety of disabling conditions. Among these are a unique study to evaluate the value of activity-based rehab and FES, functional electrical stimulation, for spinal cord injury patients, a project to test the value of patient navigation to improve long-term outcomes for stroke and spinal cord patients, and a program to reduce secondary incidents among the capital region's stroke patients. Four Laboratory and Research Centers Assistive Technology & Research Center Uncover new technology that increases the effectiveness of recovery. Also increases a patient's ability to live independently with a disability. Center