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
$52 Million
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Podcast Listens
133,074
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SCI Individuals Served Annually
22,769
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Symposium Attendees (all time)
3,542
Latest Articles
Today we are speaking with Dr. Damiano Barone. Damiano is a researcher and neurosurgeon at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston. We discuss a recently published Nature Communications paper studying a novel spinal cord stimulation device. The device takes a new approach, having a section which wraps around the spinal cord, able to send stimulation and detect responses in the cord. This is in contrast to current epidural stimulators which stimulate only the dorsal section of the cord. The work is early, but...
That success would have been impossible without so many of you - you made calls, you sent emails, you showed up in the halls of power and then chipped in with your financial support, and it made a difference! Now come participate in some joy with us, as we use that energy for the next hurdle on this necessary journey...
Tomorrow night, Wednesday, September 23rd is our 2nd Annual Rock for SCI Research concert (Doors 7 | Show 7:30). Tickets are going fast so grab yours now and come join the ruckus...
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
