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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…
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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…
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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

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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Innovation

That’s a wrap on the 2nd Annual SCI Innovation Showcase.

March 3, 2026
At Praxis, we believe spinal cord injury innovation is not niche, it is a proving ground for the future of healthcare. This…
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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 —…
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Innovation

In Conversation with Praxis SCI Accelerate Cohort Member: Bowhead

February 3, 2026
Bowhead, an Alberta-based start-up, is tackling these challenges head-on with a commitment to modular, user-friendly design.
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Stories

Happy Holidays

December 18, 2025
This past year, Praxis continued to do what matters most: working alongside people living with spinal cord injury (SCI) to turn knowledge…
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Publications

Effects of Biological Sex on Access to Care and Outcomes After Acute Spinal Cord Injury

December 3, 2025
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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