Research

• Accessibility
   How can improving accessibility at home, in the community and even during the challenging Canadian winter improve quality of life for people with spinal cord injury (SCI)? Check out these innovative studies that open up new possibilities for people with SCI and other disabilities, older people...
  

  Posted on: Tue, Mar 29, 2011

• Assessment Tools
   Visit this section to see how research to develop advanced monitoring and assessment devices can help to evaluate a person’s spinal cord injury and track their improvements due to therapy. 
  

  Posted on: Tue, Mar 29, 2011

• Quality of Life
   How can research help to improve the quality of life for people living with spinal cord injuries, their families and those who provide direct care? Visit the Quality of Life section to learn more.
  

  Posted on: Tue, Apr 12, 2011

• SCI Rehab and Repair
   There have been tremendous developments in the fields of engineering and biology—with exciting implications for people with spinal cord injury. This section highlights research in the areas of spinal cord rehabilitation and neural repair.
  

  Posted on: Tue, Mar 29, 2011

• Assistive Devices
   An overview of research aimed at developing an array of assistive devices to help people with spinal cord injury (SCI) function more fully and as independently as possible.   Electrical stimulation device – Toronto Rehab is working to commercialize a stimulator device designed t...
  

  Posted on: Tue, Mar 29, 2011

• Related Conditions
   Spinal cord injury is often accompanied by a range of related conditions which can have an impact on a person’s health and quality of life. Recovery can depend on how well these conditions are managed on a day-to-day basis.
  

  Posted on: Tue, Mar 29, 2011