Spinal injury
A trial will compare three stimulation approaches to restore touch in people with quadriplegia after spinal cord injury. Quadriplegia, paralysis of all four limbs caused by spinal cord injury, can leave people unable to feel objects they are trying to grasp or the sensation of holding another person's hand. A US$3.1m grant from the Eunice [...]
By R.F. Hunt A new podcast from the Spinal Injuries Association, I Didn’t Plan on This, gives those who are newly injured with a spinal cord injury, hope and support through guests with such injuries, showing how they’ve broken down barriers, not letting disability define who they are. When I sustained my spinal cord injuries [...]
Spinal stimulation may restore movement and sensation in people paralysed by spinal cord injury, a trial suggests. The clinical trial involved three people who had lost the use of their legs following complete spinal cord injuries. Participants received electrical stimulation of the spinal cord from electrode arrays implanted above and below their injury sites. [...]
Neurokinex Charitable Trust, the UK’s leading provider of activity-based rehabilitation for people living with paralysis, has opened a dedicated children’s space at its Bristol site. The purpose-built space is designed to transform rehabilitation for children with spinal cord injuries, neurological conditions and other causes of paralysis. The expansion has been made possible thanks to the [...]
Neurokinex - a leading provider of activity-based neurorehabilitation - is the first organisation in the UK approved to deliver the groundbreaking ARC-EX System from ONWARD Medical. A breakthrough moment, this positions Neurokinex at the forefront of non-invasive spinal stimulation delivery in a community-based rehabilitation setting. The arrival of the ARC-EX devices at its centres marks [...]
An Australian study is exploring VR for safe fall recovery among people with spinal cord injury. The University of Queensland is leading the project, which is developing a virtual reality programme to help patients practise safe falls for the first time. The work builds on seven years of research into spinal cord injury and falls [...]
US researchers have developed a human spinal cord organoid model that reproduces injury responses and could speed regenerative therapies. Organoids are mini versions of organs grown from stem cells that mimic real tissue structure and function. For the first time, the model accurately replicated cell death, inflammation and glial scarring, a dense barrier that blocks [...]
Gary Dawson is Support Network Manager at the Spinal Injuries Association (SIA). Gary’s incredible peer support and fundraising efforts won him the Inspirational Contribution award at the 2025 NR Times Awards. We sat down with Gary to reflect on his remarkable journey from a life-changing motorcycle accident at age 19 to becoming an inspiration for [...]
Sixty-two children who underwent spinal surgery in Ireland are to receive clinical follow-up as a precaution after an independent review. The Health Service Executive is clinically reviewing the children following completion of an external report into the service. The review concerns the practice of an individual consultant and the environment in which they operated at [...]
Lincolnshire Community Hospitals Group has joined with Spinal Injuries Association to improve patient experiences for people who have lost bowel function after injury or illness. While no official figures on the prevalence of paralysed bowels exist, the charity estimates that over 457,000 people in the UK with neurological conditions, including spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, [...]
