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

    $50 Million

  • Podcast Listens

    129,729

  • SCI Individuals Served Annually

    22,769

  • Symposium Attendees (all time)

    3,542

Latest Blog Articles

This is part two of our conversation about SCI & AI with our guest Abel Torres-Espín. In today's episode, we wanted to focus more on what Abel is currently working on, including a recent publication of his, and continue the discussion about AI's limitations, opportunities, it's slop, biases, and most importantly what we can do to utilize artificial intelligence for deepening spinal cord injury research in optimal ways...

Today we are talking to Dr. John “Kip” Kramer about neuropathic pain. Dr. Kramer is a Principal Investigator and Associate Director of Operations at the International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries or iCORD at the University of British Columbia. His research interests include: neuropathic pain, anesthesiology, MRI, outcome measures and clinical trials. In this discussion we cover Kip’s background and interest in SCI, what we know about the mechanisms, presentation and measurement of neuropathic pain, the research that is currently addressing pain and what is...

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.

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