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Read the Praxis annual report 2022

October 26, 2023
We are pleased to share the 2022 Praxis Annual Report with you, which focuses on collaboration and how it drives impact. The…
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BC Interior SCI Summit 2023

October 19, 2023
Our first SCI Health Summit brought together SCI clinicians, people with lived experience of SCI (PLEX), and other SCI community stakeholders to…
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SCI Accelerate 2023-24 Cohort

October 18, 2023
Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is excited to announce the cohort of Praxis SCI Accelerate, a 12 week accelerator program aimed at advancing…
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Association of CSF and Serum Neurofilament Light and Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein, Injury Severity, and Outcome in Spinal Cord Injury

October 4, 2023
Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is highly heterogeneous, and tools to better delineate pathophysiology and recovery are needed. Our objective was to…
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Multimorbidity in persons with non-traumatic spinal cord injury and its impact on healthcare utilization and health outcomes

August 28, 2023
Praxis publication on multimorbidity (the coexistence of two/more health conditions) in persons with non-traumatic spinal cord injury (NTSCI) to evaluate its impact…
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Grants Fund Research to Improve Lives of Those with Spinal Cord Injury

July 10, 2023
Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is delighted to announce the allocation of more than $4 million in grant awards to support 33 spinal…
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Praxis Spinal Cord Institute Adds Five Leaders to Board

June 28, 2023
The appointment of five new members to the Praxis Spinal Cord Institute Board of Directors brings outstanding experience in advocacy, clinical research,…
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Praxis SCI Ideation Challenge 2022 Winners Team Specifix Tackle Urinary Tract Health

April 4, 2023
Congratulations to Team Specifix - Jessica Jenkins, Siobhan Wilson, Jaspreet Randhawa and Alex Bakfrom the University of Toronto - who won the…
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ProACTIVE Toolkit Guidelines Aid Physio Rehab and Peer Support

March 10, 2023
The ProACTIVE toolkit was developed with support from Praxis with input from more than 300 members of the SCI community in B.C.…
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Accelerating Innovation for the Spinal Cord Injury Community

February 23, 2023
Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is pleased to announce the three transformative technologies selected as the SCI Incubate program cohort for 2023. Three companies— Battelle, inContAlert, and Focal…
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Support for Indigenous Experience of Spinal Cord Injury in Canada

January 30, 2023
Indigenous Canadians experience greater challenges living with spinal cord injury (SCI) than the rest of the population. Since our unique Praxis model…
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Spinal Cord Stimulation Brings More Than Just the Ability to Walk Again

January 23, 2023
Praxis Spinal Cord Institute support and outreach for spinal cord stimulation (SCS) research across Canada is helping to raise awareness for this…
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