Congratulations James A.G. Crispo MSc., PhD, named as recipient of the 2024 Vogel Award.  Dr. Crispo is receiving the award for his paper “Nationwide Emergency Department Visits for Pediatric Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in the United States, 2016–2020.”
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Mariela Degano, an educator from Rosario, Argentina has been named as recipient of the 2024 Craig H. Neilsen Foundation Allied Health Professional Research Award of ASIA. Degano will receive $30,000 to fund her study, “A Pilot study of family system intervention for individuals with SCI and their families in Spanish speaking countries of Latin America.” The Allied Health Professional Research Award of ASIA is to encourage clinicians with an interest but limited experience in research to be mentored by an experienced researcher to develop a study from proposal to completion.

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Perspectives is a new article type now being accepted by Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation (TSCIR). A perspective article provides a forum for disseminating new and original lines of thinking in spinal cord injury rehabilitation. These articles should present original ideas based on current knowledge and adequately grounded by published scientific evidence/literature.
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Guía para el uso de equipo médico duradero para personas con lesión y disfunción de la médula espinal.
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Join us for for a conversation with Dr. Sina Sangari of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab who discusses the paper Spasticity Predicts Motor Recovery for Patients with Subacute Motor Complete Spinal Cord Injury published in the journal Annals of Neurology.   Read More

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As the leading resource for peer-reviewed state-of-the-science information on spinal cord injury and disease, Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation (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. Check out the latest issue (30:1) Proffered Papers online here.

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We regretfully inform you of the passing of our friend and colleague Dr. Mary Bartlett Bunge who died February 17, 2024. Dr. Bunge was a dedicated scientist and an important member of our academic community. Dr. Bunge was the ASIA 2001 Sell lecturer, presenting for her husband Dr. Richard Bunge who had passed shortly before he could present the lecture. In 2018, Drs.  Mary and Richard Bunge were awarded the ASIA Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Two conversations with Dr. Parag Gad, co-founder and CEO of SpineX.  Learn about the Spinal Cord Neuromodulator by SpineX and Scone to Treat Neurogenic Bladder, or the SCONE “CONTINENCE” Clinical trial.
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One important topic – Two Episodes!  Join us for Scholarly and Community discussions with Dr. Gino Panza who talks about the interaction of autonomic dysfunction, the brain, and sleep.
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Past, Present, and Future of Riluzole in Acute SCI. Join us for conversations with Dr. Michael Fehlings who walks us through the past, present, and future of the drug riluzole that might serve an important role in initial phases of treating SCI.
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