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ISNCSCI App Launch: Bringing the Gold Standard for Spinal Cord Injury Care to Clinicians’ Fingertips

August 19, 2026
The International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI) provides the gold standard for assessing and classifying motor and sensory…
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Turning SCI Data into Better Rehabilitation Planning

August 18, 2026
Praxis uses spinal cord injury (SCI) data to identify gaps in care and inform better rehabilitation planning across British Columbia. Through the…
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Harnessing Data to Advance SCI Research and Care

August 18, 2026
Praxis is advancing SCI research and care through the Praxis-led Canadian National SCI Registry (RHSCIR), which has 16,240 participants across 30 major…
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Addressing Unique Challenges During Menopause for Women with SCI

August 18, 2026
For women living with spinal cord injury, perimenopause and menopause can be especially complex to diagnose and manage. As estrogen declines, symptoms…
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From Urban Centres to Rural Communities: Connecting Clinicians and Communities to SCI Care

August 18, 2026
Spinal cord injuries can happen anywhere, but access to the necessary care often depends on geography. Specialized SCI care remains concentrated in…
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Building Trust and Culturally Safe Care for Indigenous Communities

June 12, 2026
Building trust is essential to improving health outcomes for Indigenous Peoples living with spinal cord injury. Through partnerships with Indigenous leaders, researchers,…
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Smart Ear Buds for Hands-free Control

August 6, 2024
The neural earbuds are equipped with powerful sensors that pick up facial micro-gestures, changes in air pressure, and head position. Described by Naqi's inventor Dave…
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Best Practices Resource Helps Deliver Right Care at Right Time

August 6, 2024
Implementing evidence-based best practices in SCI clinical care ensures maximum functionality and cord recovery with fewer secondary complications following the injury. This…
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Pressure Research Delivers Life Changing Tech and Clinical Best Practices

June 5, 2024
Maintaining adequate spinal cord perfusion pressure (SCPP), for the circulation of blood to the spinal cord at the time of injury and…
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Standing and Walking Assessment Tool (SWAT)Information at practitioner fingertips for best practices in care

December 4, 2023
Improved patient outcomes are being delivered by the Standing and Walking Assessment Tool (SWAT), which helps health practitioners target therapies to help…
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Care, Outcomes Improve Through Best Practices Clinical Tool Praxis-funded online app guides clinical SCI care

November 22, 2023
When clinicians follow best practices, people with SCI retain more physical functionality, emotional wellbeing, and autonomy; this is critical because retaining function…
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ProACTIVE Toolkit Guidelines Aid Physio Rehab and Peer Support

March 10, 2023
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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