Working Strategically for Functional Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury

 

Our Mission
Unite 2 Fight Paralysis exists to unite and empower the international spinal cord injury community to cure paralysis through advocacy, education, and support for research.
 

By the Numbers

  • Research Funding Passed

    $40 Million

  • Podcast Listens

    120,625

  • SCI Individuals Served Annually

    22,769

  • Symposium Attendees (all time)

    3,300

Latest Blog Articles

We wanted to let you know that our website, u2fp.org, just got a design refresh. The updated design now meets a higher level of ADA accessibility to make it easier for visitors of all abilities to engage with our work.

Today we are talking with Dr. Nathan Makowski, a researcher at the VA Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, and the MetroHealth System in Cleveland, Ohio. Nathan's research specializes in the development of neuroprosthetics and the evaluation of their capacity to improve mobility outcomes after paralysis. Separate from his research roles at those institutions, Nathan is also the board chair for the non-profit organization, GiveAHand.tech. We discuss...

And why do I want to believe? Oddly, because I don’t believe. I don’t believe things will just work themselves out. I don’t believe that there are ‘adults in the room’ who know more than the rest of us and have ALL of our best interests in mind. And more pointedly, I don’t believe that cures for paralysis will materialize if we just let the status quo play out and simply relinquish our trust to a handful of experts.

Centering the SCI Community

  • Real Impact

    "Anybody can say things need to improve but Unite 2 Fight Paralysis is actively coming up with solutions and accomplishing what they set out to do. U2FP is leading by example and making a huge difference."

    Nathan Torgerson
    Senior Distinguished Systems Engineer
    Neuromodulation at Medtronic

"With U2FP I feel at home, both as a scientist and as the son of someone with an injury. I think that speaks to the power of the organization to unify the different stakeholders and keep us pointed in the right direction."


Murray Blackmore, PhD
Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Marquette University