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Review and assessment of policies and practices for spinal cord injury-related health care supplies, services, and mobility equipment reveal wide inequities and inadequacies in Canada

May 18, 2026
The involvement of people with lived experience (PLEX) of spinal cord injury (SCI) is not common during medical innovation design, research and…
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Innovation

Designing for Healing, Building for Reality: DeCell’s Journey to Rethink Pressure Ulcers Through Lived Experience

May 15, 2026
When DeCell joined the Praxis SCI Incubate Program, they were not looking to redesign the technology itself. They were seeking clarity on…
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Innovation

From Lab Insight to Lived Reality: How GraspAgain Is Bridging Technology and Everyday Life

May 15, 2026
GraspAgain entered the Praxis SCI Incubate Program with a strong technical foundation already in place. The team had built a unique AI-enabled…
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Innovation

That’s a wrap on the 2nd Annual SCI Innovation Showcase.

March 3, 2026
At Praxis, we believe spinal cord injury innovation is not niche, it is a proving ground for the future of healthcare. This…
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Publications

Engagement of People With Lived Experience in Spinal Cord Injury to Address Innovation Priorities

November 12, 2025
The involvement of people with lived experience (PLEX) of spinal cord injury (SCI) is not common during medical innovation design, research and…
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Read the Praxis Annual Report 2024-25

November 3, 2025
We are pleased to share the 2024-25 Annual Report. At Praxis, networks are central to everything we do. Success in SCI research,…
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Research

A look at Spinal Cord Injury in Canada in 2023

September 26, 2025
In 2023, RHSCIR recorded 787 new tSCI and 571 new ntSCI participants, capturing about 60–70% of acute tSCI cases in Canada. An…
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Innovation

In conversation with Praxis SCI Incubate Cohort Member, smartARM  

July 14, 2025
smartARM, a Toronto-based start-up co-founded by Evan Neff and Hamayal Choudhary, is an innovative start-up developing an AI-powered prosthetic arm. Their flagship…
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Innovation

Giving a Guiding Hand to IRegained  

July 9, 2025
When the team at IRegained first created the MyHand® System, their goal was clear: help people regain lost hand function after a…
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Innovation

How Inochi Grew by Focusing on What Really Matters  

May 29, 2025
After PhD when Dr. Shivani Gupta pursued her fellowship in medical innovations, she encountered a critical yet often overlooked issue—non-healing wounds in…
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SCI Incubate 2025 Cohort

May 28, 2025
Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is excited to announce the cohort of Praxis SCI Accelerate, a four-month program geared towards prototype stage projects…
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Innovation

Rethinking Rehab: A Founder’s Journey to Build a Better Device 

March 27, 2025
Before stepping into medical technology, Mark Hunter spent years working in semiconductor engineering—a field driven by innovation but lacking the direct human…
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