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

    $41 Million

  • Podcast Listens

    125,789

  • SCI Individuals Served Annually

    22,769

  • Symposium Attendees (all time)

    3,542

Latest Blog Articles

March 17, 2026
byJake Beckstrom

This Rule of 17 has prevented our bill from making it to the senate floor for the last few years, and is once again keeping us from getting a full vote. It is frustrating because we already have enough votes among both Republicans and Democrats to pass our bill. This Rule is the only thing standing in our way. The news is not all bad though. There are several senators in the Republican Party who want to dismantle and retire the Rule of 17. But in order to do so, there needs to be a...

March 13, 2026
byMatthew Rodreick

I wanted to let you know that we've just made available all the presentations from this year's 20th Annual Science & Advocacy Symposium in Washington, D.C....

March 12, 2026
byQuinn Brett

Our friends at The Bird’s Nest Cafe in Estes Park, CO are once again hosting a Fundraising Gala and Silent Auction to benefit Unite 2 Fight Paralysis!

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