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In these modern times, what is the value of drawing the distinction between able-bodied and disabled athletes? Do the disability categories of the Paralympics level the playing field for participants and allow them to showcase their abilities or does it discriminate against them by conveying the message that they cannot participate in the ‘real’ Olympics?
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Paralympian athletes are exposed to tremendous physical and emotional stress during training and competition, and athletes with spinal cord injury (SCI) have unique disadvantages during competition. One of these disadvantages is unstable blood pressure control. On a daily basis, individuals with SCI deal with either extremely low resting blood pressure, and/or uncontrolled episodes of high [...]
Dr. Andrei Krassioukov has won the 2009 Alan T. Brown Foundation Award for research in Spinal Cord Injury, presented by the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA). This is the first year the Alan T. Brown Foundation SCI Research Award has been awarded. It is presented to a researcher, clinician, or group which has demonstrated excellence [...]
“The choir was amazing – sublime, exquisite – a great treat for our ears!”
“We loved how the choir members mingled and chatted with the audience.”
“Your show last night was magnificent. I have seldom enjoyed myself that much.”
“Who would have thought that a research building designed to be universally accessible would turn out to have the [...]
Dr. Bill Miller, an ICORD investigator and faculty member in the UBC Dept of Occupational Therapy & Occupational Sciences and GF Strong Rehab Centre, along with Drs. Gary Birch, Bonnie Sawatzky and several others, received $1,485,447 over 6 years through the Emerging Team Grant: Alliances in Mobility in Aging competition for their program of research, [...]
Dr. Janice Eng, a GF Strong and ICORD researcher and professor in the Dept. of Physical Therapy, has received the prestigious 2009 Jonas Salk Award from March of Dimes Canada.
Earlier this year Dr. Eng, developed a rehabilitation program that can dramatically improve recovery of arm function in stroke patients. She is now developing a similar [...]
ICORD & SFU researcher Dr. Victoria Claydon is seeking volunteers to take part in a research study looking at control of the heart and blood vessels in individuals who have sustained a spinal cord injury.
After spinal cord injury (SCI) nerves that are important in controlling blood pressure, heart rate and blood flow to the brain [...]
Drs. Wolfram Tetzlaff and Femke Streiger’s study on the effects of high-fat, low-carb (or ketogenic) diet on recovery after SCI was featured in Science Daily and PhysOrg.com. Dr. Tetzlaff presented the research project at a press conference at this year’s Society for Neuroscience meeting in Chicago.
Don your cocktail attire and join ICORD and the Vancouver Cantata Singers for a unique interdisciplinary gala featuring live Classical & Jazz music in the architecturally-inspired atrium of the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre, with libations, tasty hors d’oeuvres, and a silent auction. Proceeds raised at this event will benefit both organizations.
On Saturday 14 November
818 West [...]
Congratulations to ICORD trainees who have recently been awarded scholarships:
Peggy Assinck, (Dr. Wolfram Tetzlaff, ICORD) and Brodie Sakakibara, (Dr. Bill Miller, ICORD and GF Strong Centre) won Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s Awards.
Ada Tang, post-doctoral fellow, (Dr. Janice Eng, Rehab Research Lab, GF Strong and ICORD) received an Allied Health [...]
