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World SCI Day 2021

September 1, 2021
September 5 marks World SCI Day, a day to observe and increase awareness of spinal cord injury (SCI). We asked Praxis CEO…
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Stories

Celebrating the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics with Praxis Indigenous Peoples’ Liaison, Richard Peter

August 27, 2021
Praxis Indigenous Peoples’ Liaison, Richard Peter is a fierce advocate for improving health outcomes for Indigenous Canadians living with spinal cord injury.…
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Stories

Doug Brown Shifts Paradigms in the World of Spinal Cord Injury

August 18, 2021
For Doug Brown, 2021 marks the end of his second term on the Board of Directors for Praxis Spinal Cord Institute. It…
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Publications

Models of Care Delivery from Rehabilitation to Community for Spinal Cord Injury: A Scoping Review

August 16, 2021
In this article read about about Traumatic cauda equina injury (TCEI) published by the RHSCIR network focusing on. Researchers describe the diagnosis…
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News

Praxis 2020/21 Annual Report

August 11, 2021
A team of spinal cord injury (SCI) researchers, research users, and funders, including Praxis' Consumer Engagement Lead John Chernesky, has partnered to…
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Publications

Factors Associated with Recovery in Motor Strength, Walking Ability, and Bowel and Bladder Function after Traumatic Cauda Equina Injury

August 5, 2021
In this article read about about Traumatic cauda equina injury (TCEI) published by the RHSCIR network focusing on. Researchers describe the diagnosis…
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Stories

Jerome So Knows About Giving Back

July 6, 2021
Jerome So completes his second term on the Praxis Spinal Cord Institute Board of Directors this June. With a toolkit of community-based…
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Research

Praxis announces abstracts at ISCoS 2021

July 6, 2021
Praxis is pleased to participate in this year’s conference, sharing the latest research from the Institute and our research partners across Canada.
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Congratulations to Engineers in Scrubs Team Altruo for Winning the MMDC Award for Innovative Medical Technology

June 29, 2021
Praxis is proud to congratulate the Engineers in Scrubs (EIS) team at the University of British Columbia for winning the MDDC Human…
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Care

Activity-Based Therapy in the Community for Individuals Living with Spinal Cord Injury or Disease: Qualitative Interviews with Clinicians

June 14, 2021
Activity-based therapy (ABT) is a restorative approach that promotes neurological recovery below the level of injury in individuals with spinal cord injury…
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Grants & Funding

Indigenous SCI Grant Competition

June 11, 2021
Praxis Spinal Cord Institute and the University of Waterloo Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology are proud to launch the Indigenous SCI Grant…
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Stories

Diana Tindall: Dedicated Evaluator Honoured With 2021 Service To CES Award

June 7, 2021
Diana Tindall: Dedicated Evaluator Honoured With 2021 Service To CES Award.
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