American Spinal Injury Association
The premier North American organization in the field of Spinal Cord Injury Care, Education, and Research
Congratulations Dr James W. Varni, named as recipient of the 2025 Vogel Award. Dr. Varni is receiving the award for his paper “Pain, pain interference, social and school/work functioning in youth with spinal cord injury: A mediation analysis.” The Vogel Award is given annually for the best paper by a clinician or researcher involved in Pediatric SCI Rehabilitation in the preceding calendar year.
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Congratulations Dr. Brian Le, recipient of the 2025 Apple Award for his paper “Association of Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements with Fractures in Persons with a Traumatic SCI.” Dr. Le is an early-career clinician-researcher at the Augusta Veterans Affairs Health System in Augusta, GA. The Apple Award for excellence in publishing in spinal cord injury rehabilitation literature is presented annually during the ASIA Annual Scientific Meeting in recognition of the best-published paper by a clinician or researcher in the preceding calendar year.
ASIA 2025, June 2-4, Scottsdale, AZ
Reserve Your Hotel Room – Room Block Rates end April 16!
If you need to book a hotel room for the conference, do not wait! We expect the room block to fill before the room block rate cutoff April 16.
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This Early Career Researcher and Clinician five-part webinar series is designed to highlight the collaborative efforts between clinicians, scientists, and industry professionals in the clinical translation of innovative spinal cord injury (SCI) treatments and technologies. Join us on Friday, April 25 for Part 1: Robotic Exoskeletons. This session will explore the clinical translation of robotic exoskeletons, with a focus on collaboration between engineers, clinicians, and industry leaders. Read More/Sign Up
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Special issue on: Artificial Intelligence in Spinal Cord Injury Research and Medicine
Guest Editor: Dennis Bourbeau
Manuscripts due by January 9, 2026
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Join us for episode 44 for a conversation with Matthew Rodreick, Executive Director of Unite 2 Fight Paralysis (U2FP). Matthew offers perspective on U2FP, the timely topic of state-level funding, and success stories from U2FP’s Cure Advocacy Network (CAN).
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The 52nd ASIA Annual Scientific Meeting will be held June 2-4, 2025 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Precourse – June 1) The ASIA 2025 conference program has been tailored to facilitate communication and collaboration between all disciplines who work in the SCI field. Registration Rates Increase April 8!
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Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation (TSCIR) seeks additional Editorial Board members for its editorial team. TSCIR is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to the study and dissemination of practical and theoretical information related to the subject of spinal cord injury rehabilitation.
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Make your hotel reservation now for the ASIA 2025 conference in Scottsdale, AZ. Room block rates are good through April 16 or when the room block fills, whichever comes first! The newly renovated Grand Hyatt Scottsdale Resort, inspired by the spirit of the American Southwest, features expanded dining, pool, golf, and fitness options. Book online here
Congratulations Angella Gardener, PTA, BS, MA, a Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center (Rancho). Angella will receive a $30, 000.00 grant for her study “Enhancing Respiratory Outcomes in Spinal Cord Injury: A Pilot Study of Respiratory Muscle Training and Serial Forced Vital Capacity Measurements”
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