Praxis Staff Spotlight: Shannon Rockall

Meet Shannon Rockall, Regional Clinical Liaison, BC Interior at Praxis, who facilitates spinal cord injury knowledge translation workshops for clinicians in the…
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Praxis SCI Ideation Challenge 2022 Winners Team Specifix Tackle Urinary Tract Health

Congratulations to Team Specifix - Jessica Jenkins, Siobhan Wilson, Jaspreet Randhawa and Alex Bakfrom the University of Toronto - who won the…
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An International Survey of the Structure and Process of Care for Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Acute and Rehabilitation Facilities: Lessons Learned From a Pilot Study

The publication describes the key findings and lessons learned from an international pilot study that surveyed spinal cord injury programs in acute…
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Technology Used in Activity Based Therapy for Individuals Living with Spinal Cord Injury Across Canada

The objective of this study was to describe the equipment used in activity-based therapy (ABT) programs for individuals with spinal cord injury…
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ProACTIVE Toolkit Guidelines Aid Physio Rehab and Peer Support

The ProACTIVE toolkit was developed with support from Praxis with input from more than 300 members of the SCI community in B.C.…
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Celebrating The Many Women Who Work With Praxis to Make an Impact in The SCI Community

In honour of International Women's Day (IWD), Praxis recognizes the significant contributions women make across the globe. Our admiration and gratitude goes…
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Accelerating Innovation for the Spinal Cord Injury Community

Praxis Spinal Cord Institute is pleased to announce the three transformative technologies selected as the SCI Incubate program cohort for 2023. Three companies— Battelle, inContAlert, and Focal…
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Praxis Staff Spotlight: Amy Liu

Meet Amy Liu! She’s our Human Resources Manager here at Praxis, and manages all things to do with hiring, onboarding new employees,…
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Support for Indigenous Experience of Spinal Cord Injury in Canada

Indigenous Canadians experience greater challenges living with spinal cord injury (SCI) than the rest of the population. Since our unique Praxis model…
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Spinal Cord Stimulation Brings More Than Just the Ability to Walk Again

Praxis Spinal Cord Institute support and outreach for spinal cord stimulation (SCS) research across Canada is helping to raise awareness for this…
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Care, Outcomes Improve Through Best Practices Clinical Tool Praxis-funded online app guides clinical SCI care

Praxis BC interior BC outreach brings best practices for SCI care to remote and rural practitioners. Lived perspectives boost local SCI care.
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Smart Tech Seat Cushion Automates, Relieves and Reduces Pressure Injury Risk for Wheelchair Users

Praxis commercialization program alum, Kalogon has developed a pressure-relieving cushion that helps wheelchair users avoid pressure injuries and pain. Machine learning helps…
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