ISNCSCI App Launch: Bringing the Gold Standard for Spinal Cord Injury Care to Clinicians’ Fingertips

The International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI) provides the gold standard for assessing and classifying motor and sensory…
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Turning SCI Data into Better Rehabilitation Planning

Praxis uses spinal cord injury (SCI) data to identify gaps in care and inform better rehabilitation planning across British Columbia. Through the…
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Harnessing Data to Advance SCI Research and Care

Praxis is advancing SCI research and care through the Praxis-led Canadian National SCI Registry (RHSCIR), which has 16,240 participants across 30 major…
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Addressing Unique Challenges During Menopause for Women with SCI

For women living with spinal cord injury, perimenopause and menopause can be especially complex to diagnose and manage. As estrogen declines, symptoms…
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Factors Associated With Consent and Opportunities to Increase Participation in the Rick Hansen Spinal Cord Injury Registry: A Population-Based Study

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Implications of Polypharmacy to Clinical Practice for Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Population-Based Approach in British Columbia, Canada

Traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is a life-changing event that can leave patients with permanent motor, sensory, and autonomic dysfunction. TSCIs affect patients,…
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Request for Proposal TSS Clinical Advisor: Services to Deliver Training Materials & Education for Clinical Implementation of Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation (TSS)

Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is seeking a Clinical Advisor to provide expert clinical guidance and strategic support for the Translation to Sustainable…
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Characterizing the Context of Spinal Cord Injury-Inclusive Community-based Organizations to Build Capacity for Research Partnerships: An Environmental Scan

Spinal cord injury community organizations play an important role in ensuring research is relevant, practical, and responsive to the needs of people…
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Can Large Language Models Answer Questions about Spinal Cord Injury? Risks, Challenges, and Opportunities—A Narrative Review

Researchers reviewed how large language models (LLMs), including AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, respond to spinal cord injury (SCI)-related health questions. The…
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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

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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Activity-Based Therapy

Activity-Based Therapy (ABT) is a rehabilitation approach designed to activate the neuromuscular system below the level of injury. It is based on neuroplasticity —…
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Effects of Biological Sex on Access to Care and Outcomes After Acute Spinal Cord Injury

A new study using data from the Praxis-led Rick Hansen Spinal Cord Injury Registry (RHSCIR) found that men and women recover similarly…
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