SCI Science Perspectives

In this administrative episode we speak with this year's six recipients of oral or poster awards, awarded as part of the ASIA 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting. Each guest introduces themself and the project they were awarded for, and then gives a brief (~3 min) synopsis of the project and (~2 min) followup on future directions. The guests include: 2022 Early Career Best Poster (and overall 1st Place...

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Andrei Krassioukov and Dr. Suzanne Groah about their American Spinal Injury Association presidency. Parts of this episode were recorded live in New Orleans at the 2022 American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) annual scientific meeting.

In this episode we talk to Dr. Jacob Long about their 2019 Neilsen-ASIA Research Award project titled "Does the Speed of Robotic Leg Movements During Tilt-Table Verticalization Mitigate Orthostatic Hypotension in Subacute SCI?" Note: this episode was recorded live in New Orleans at the 2022 American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) annual scientific meeting. Dr. Long received his doctorate in Phys...

In this episode we talk to Dr. Jacob Long about their 2019 Neilsen-ASIA Research Award project titled "Does the Speed of Robotic Leg Movements During Tilt-Table Verticalization Mitigate Orthostatic Hypotension in Subacute SCI?" Note: this episode was recorded live in New Orleans at the 2022 American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) annual scientific meeting. Dr. Long received his doctorate in Phys...

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Melina Longoni Di Giusto and Nishu Tyagi about the paper titled "COVID-19 and spinal cord injury and disease: results of an international survey as the pandemic progresses" published in 2021 in the journal Spinal Cord Series and Cases ( doi: 10.1038/s41394-020-00356-4 ).

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Melina Longoni Di Giusto and Nishu Tyagi about the paper titled "COVID-19 and spinal cord injury and disease: results of an international survey as the pandemic progresses" published in 2021 in the journal Spinal Cord Series and Cases ( doi: 10.1038/s41394-020-00356-4 ).

In this episode we talk to Dr. James Milligan about the paper "A Primary Care Provider’s Guide to Preventive Health After Spinal Cord Injury" https://doi.org/10.46292/sci2603-209 ) published in Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation. James Milligan is a family physician with the Centre for Family Medicine Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He is director of the CFFM Mobility Clinic , an int...

In this episode we talk to Dr. James Milligan about the paper "A Primary Care Provider’s Guide to Preventive Health After Spinal Cord Injury" https://doi.org/10.46292/sci2603-209 ) published in Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation. James Milligan is a family physician with the Centre for Family Medicine Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He is director of the CFFM Mobility Clinic , an int...

In this episode we talk about the I nternational S tandards for the N eurological C lassification of S pinal C ord I njury (ISNCSCI) exam--commonly referred to as the "ASIA exam"--with Dr. Steven Kirshblum. Our conversation is centered around Dr. Kirshblum's recent paper titled "Characterizing Natural Recovery after Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury" published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Neurotraum...

In this episode we talk about the I nternational S tandards for the N eurological C lassification of S pinal C ord I njury (ISNCSCI) exam with Dr. Steven Kirshblum via a conversation about his recent paper titled "Characterizing Natural Recovery after Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury" published in the Journal of Neurotrauma in 2021 ( 10.1089/neu.2020.7473 ). Note: the audio file for this episode was u...

In this administrative episode we speak with the founders and producers--Dr. Suzanne Groah, Dr. Marla Petriello, and Dr. David W. McMillan--about the anatomy and physiology of the SCI Science Perspectives podcast.