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Request for Proposal SCI Adopt: Rapid Clinical Implementation of Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation at Canadian clinics providing rehabilitation services

June 9, 2026

Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is seeking proposals to support the rapid clinical implementation of transcutaneous spinal stimulation (TSS) in Canada. This funding…

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Request for Proposal TSS Clinical Advisor: Services to Deliver Training Materials & Education for Clinical Implementation of Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation (TSS)

June 9, 2026

Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is seeking a Clinical Advisor to provide expert clinical guidance and strategic support for the Translation to Sustainable…

Innovation

Wound Healing Awareness Month: From Innovation to Impact Praxis is Accelerating Pressure Wound Solutions for Canadians with SCI

June 8, 2026

Pressure injuries remain one of the most common and costly secondary health complications experienced by people living with spinal cord injury. Most…

Publications

Characterizing the Context of Spinal Cord Injury-Inclusive ommunity-based Organizations to Build Capacity for Research Partnerships: An Environmental Scan

June 2, 2026

Spinal cord injury community organizations play an important role in ensuring research is relevant, practical, and responsive to the needs of people…

Publications

Can Large Language Models Answer Questions about Spinal Cord Injury? Risks, Challenges, and Opportunities—A Narrative Review

May 21, 2026

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

Publications

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…

Innovation

How PLEX Perspectives Shaped Tarkka’s Approach to Evidence, Adoption, and Market Entry

May 15, 2026

Through the Praxis SCI Incubate Program, Tarkka discovered that successful adoption depends on more than regulatory milestones. Insights from people with lived…

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…

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…

Innovation

From Acute Response to Meaningful Recovery: NeuroHagana’s Human-Centered Approach to Acute SCI Care

May 15, 2026

NeuroHagana’s journey through the Praxis SCI Incubate Program revealed that meaningful innovation in spinal cord injury care depends on more than breakthrough…

Innovation

Building the Bridge: A Conversation on What SCI Innovation Actually Takes

March 3, 2026

Thought controlled walking. Neural implants. Headlines that used to read like science fiction are now showing up in clinical trials. The question…

Research

Activity-Based Therapy

February 18, 2026

Activity-Based Therapy (ABT) is a rehabilitation approach designed to activate the neuromuscular system below the level of injury. It is based on neuroplasticity —…