The National
Spinal Cord
Injury Association
Resource Center
Information on Spinal Cord Injury Research
This is an exciting time for those researching the cure for paralysis due to SCI. Although there is not a cure for SCI, researchers are at least working on the tools to discover the cure. This packet contains NSCIA's current information on research to make life easier with SCI and eventually to find a cure for SCI, including: What's New In SCI Research? (Factsheet #5), The Importance of Basic Science in Research (Factsheet #6), Tendon Transfer Surgery to Restore Hand Function (Factsheet #7) and Functional Electrical Stimulation (Factsheet #9).