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
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Research Funding Passed
$45 Million
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Podcast Listens
127,470
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SCI Individuals Served Annually
22,769
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Symposium Attendees (all time)
3,542
Latest Blog Articles
Consider joining Team U2FP this year for the 2026 Twin Cities Marathon or 10-Mile races - registration is now open! You’ll get guaranteed entry into a world-class marathon and be helping folks with spinal cord injuries advocate for functional recovery. This year’s events are scheduled for Sunday, October 5, 2025, starting in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
When I was in my 20’s, just moved and starting to cut my teeth climbing rocks in Estes Park Colorado, Cedar Wright was someone I looked up to from afar. He was already a legend – the kind of bold, creative climber you aspired to be. I never imagined our paths would cross the way they did...
V. Reggie Edgerton, PhD, has died. At the time of this writing no details have been released. According to Parag Gad, Reggie’s former post-doc at UCLA and now business partner who broke the news March 26 on LinkedIn, the death came as a huge shock...
Centering the SCI Community
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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
