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 Generated
$52 Million
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Podcast Listens
139,858
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SCI Consultants & Labs
61
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$33 Million
Latest Articles
As two new research studies commence around psilocybin and SCI, we return to our popular 2023 conversation with Jim Harris, an advocate for psilocybin research in his home state of Colorado...
A Chinese surgeon working in Moscow says he performed a spinal cord transplant. The story was reported by the surgeon, a man whose participation instantly raises the caution flag. It was also confirmed by the mayor of Moscow, though I have no idea why except for nationalistic pride...
Congratulations to our Team U2FP racers on a blockbuster year - we had the highest ever number of participants, the highest ever number of wheelers, and the highest ever fundraising total! I am equally proud of all of those achievements. And when you break it down, the numbers become even more meaningful...
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
