Grants Fund Research to Improve Lives of Those with Spinal Cord Injury

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Care, Outcomes Improve Through Best Practices Clinical Tool Praxis-funded online app guides clinical SCI care

Praxis BC interior BC outreach brings best practices for SCI care to remote and rural practitioners. Lived perspectives boost local SCI care.
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Smart Tech Seat Cushion Automates, Relieves and Reduces Pressure Injury Risk for Wheelchair Users

Praxis commercialization program alum, Kalogon has developed a pressure-relieving cushion that helps wheelchair users avoid pressure injuries and pain. Machine learning helps…
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Inaugural SCI Accelerate alum, Rehabtronics Develops Novel Neurostimulation Product to Treat and Prevent Pressure Injuries

Rehabtronics, a BC-based medical start-up and inaugural Praxis SCI Accelerate program alum, has developed a novel neurostimulation medical device to treat and…
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In conversation with Praxis SCI Accelerate Cohort Member, Comphya

Comphya, a Swiss medical device company, is developing the first implantable neurostimulator to treat erectile dysfunction (ED). The device, CaverSTIM, aims to…
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A Holiday Message From Our CEO

From all of us at Praxis—to the SCI community, to our supporters, funders, and donors—thank you! We wish you a safe and happy…
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