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Grant Recipients for Translational Research & Best Practice Implementation Open Funding Competitions

April 7, 2025
Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is proud to announce the grant recipients from its Translational Research (TR) and Best Practice Implementation (BPI) open…
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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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Innovation

How Direct Engagement with Users Shaped KeyGrip’s Path Forward

March 26, 2025
KeyGrip is a simple implanted stimulation system that provides lateral pinch to people with cervical spinal cord injury, enabling them to pick…
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Publications

Identifying priorities and developing collaborative action plans to improve accessible housing practice, policy, and research in Canada

March 3, 2025
Transitioning back to community life is an important phase in a person’s care journey after a spinal cord injury (SCI). Having effective…
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Publications

Is the Level of Consent to a National Research Registry Associated With Patient Outcomes After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury? A Population-Based Study From the Rick Hansen Spinal Cord Injury Registry

February 11, 2025
Transitioning back to community life is an important phase in a person’s care journey after a spinal cord injury (SCI). Having effective…
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Innovation

In conversation with Praxis SCI Incubate Cohort Member, FMRK

February 7, 2025
Focal Lines Technologies, is a Vancouver, BC based company pioneering in the field of smart material development and its integration in remote…
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Publications

Classifying clinical phenotypes of functional recovery for acute traumatic spinal cord injury. An observational cohort study

February 4, 2025
The ability to walk following a traumatic SCI is often asked about by patients and families following an injury. To help clinicians…
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A Scoping Review on the Influence of Housing on the Health and Well-Being of People with a Spinal Cord Injury/Dysfunction

January 29, 2025
Transitioning back to community life is an important phase in a person’s care journey after a spinal cord injury (SCI). Having effective…
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Stories

Dr. Michael Beattie On How Science Is Better When We Work Together

December 19, 2024
Dr. Michael Beattie, PhD, has recently completed his term on the Praxis Board of Directors, where he also served as the Chair…
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Research

Holiday Message from Praxis Spinal Cord Institute

December 17, 2024
This past year, we focused on bringing inclusivity and engagement to the forefront, ensuring that the needs and priorities of persons with…
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Publications

Nationwide Emergency Department Visits For Pediatric Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury In The United States, 2016–2020

December 11, 2024
Future research should further examine trends in the underlying etiologies of pediatric tSCI, while assessing the effectiveness of new and existing interventions…
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Pattern of Neurological Recovery In Persons With an Acute Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Over The First 14 Days Post Injury

December 11, 2024
The objectives of this study were to: (1) describe the trajectory of motor recovery in persons with acute cervical SCI in the…
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