George Heyman's statement on the Blusson Spinal Cord Research Centre скачать в хорошем качестве

George Heyman's statement on the Blusson Spinal Cord Research Centre

The Blusson Spinal Cord Centre in Fairview's health sciences district is home to the International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, or ICORD, the Rick Hansen Institute, and the Integrated Spine Clinic. The centre conducts integrated research, care and training toward effective strategies through prevention, functional recovery and improved quality of life after a spinal cord injury. The centre models and supports an active exchange of ideas between ICORD researchers and the community living with SCI. Additional research looks at fatigue, pain and quality of life of people living with multiple sclerosis. The physical activity research centre seeks best strategies to provides people with complete or partial paralysis opportunities to participate in exercise and physical activity. The ICORD Community Resource Centre makes research accessible for the community at large in addition to providing important resources to people visiting the centre. A blog and social media presence run by undergraduate volunteers enhances engagement and knowledge transfer to the spinal cord injury community. On my visit in January, staff, researchers and volunteers showed infectious enthusiasm for the life-improving possibilities of their work. After discussing their applied research, they connected me via video to speak with a person with SCI as they conducted a computer-based home monitoring trial, which saves hours of time and effort involved in coming to the centre for testing. We looked at work in progress on a lighter functional exoskeleton, an external brace-like system that facilitates mobility. I want to thank everyone I met on my visit to the Blusson Centre, the Rick Hansen Institute and ICORD staff, medical researchers and the students working with them on applied projects. Their work and the enthusiasm of everyone involved in the centre and the institute is improving quality of life for those with SCI today and holds great promise for the future.