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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New SCI Podcasts Alert!
Join us for two new SCI Science Perspectives Podcast Episodes: EP42 & EP43
Mapping Trunk Control and Rehabilitation with Dr. Bharad Nandakumar
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Volume 31 | Issue 1 (Winter 2025)
Just Released:
Special Issue on Nutrition and Microbiome in Health and Disease after Spinal Cord Injury
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Congratulations Lexi Soltesz, a PhD student in the Translational Neuroscience Program at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Soltesz has been named recipient of the 2025 Anthony F. DiMarco MD Award for the abstract “Mild Intermittent Hypoxia May Improve Sleep Quality and Cognition in Individuals with SCI.”
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Join us for two new SCI Science Perspectives Podcast Episodes:
Launching Non-Invasive Electrical Spinal Cord Stimulation & Pivotal Transcutaneous Electrical Spinal Cord Stimulation with Dr. James Guest
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JUST RELEASED! Volume 30/Issue 4
Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
Special issue on: Bone & Muscle
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The American Spinal Injury Association is proud to announce the 2025 Fellow of ASIA (FASIA) award recipients.  Fellowship in ASIA is bestowed by the Board of Directors in recognition of distinguished accomplishments in Spinal Cord Injury Research, Clinical Practice, Education, and Advocacy, and for a longstanding active membership of service to the society.  The 2025 FASIA recipients will be honored during the 2025 Annual Scientific meeting, June 2-4 in Scottsdale, AZ.
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Bringing People Living with SCI into the Medical Classroom
Join us for the episode for a conversation with Drs. Ona Bloom and Adam Stein on the topic of including people living with spinal cord injury (SCI) in the medical education (MD) curriculum. The SCI Science Perspectives Podcast features conversations with researchers who approach their work from two perspectives!
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The American Spinal Injury Association is excited to announce Dr. Andrei Krassioukov as the recipient of the 2025 ASIA Lifetime Achievement Award. The Lifetime Achievement Award is the highest honor bestowed by ASIA to an individual recognized for significant contributions to the world of spinal cord injury care. Dr. Krassioukov will be honored during the 2025 ASIA Annual Scientific Meeting, June 2-4, 2025 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Read More

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Join us in this episode with Dr. Rudiger Rupp for a deep dive on the most recent update to the ISNCSCI, headed by ASIA’s International Standards Committee chaired by Dr. Rupp.  Zoom into the zone of partial preservation (ZPP) and non-SCI taxonomy!
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