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

    121,806

  • SCI Individuals Served Annually

    22,769

  • Symposium Attendees (all time)

    3,300

Latest Blog Articles

Our 20th Annual Science & Advocacy Symposium is just under a week away. But there is still time to join us for three days of education and advocacy starting Sunday, February 15 through Tuesday, February 17, 2026. As I mentioned last week, we have a dynamic 2-day agenda planned for our conference, followed by a day of action where we’ll Roll on the Capital and work to expand SCI research funding (a congressional briefing followed by meetings with legislators and their staff). You can...

In less than two weeks, a diverse range of SCI stakeholders will gather in Washington, D.C. for our 20th Annual Science & Advocacy Symposium, happening Sunday, February 15 through Tuesday, February 17, 2026. If you haven’t registered, now is the time - we need your voice! Everyone present will participate and share their perspective on Where We’ve Been, What We’ve Learned, Where We Are, What Needs to Change, and Where We Are Going. We have structured our agenda around these...

I’m writing with some pretty great news: the Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP) has just been restored to $33M in a Defense Appropriations Act that passed both the House and Senate and was ultimately...

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