Wings for Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation

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Find specialized physicians in physical medicine and rehabilitation, such as physiatrists, neurologists, and neurosurgeons. Additionally, find experts in spinal cord injury across various fields, including family medicine, sports medicine, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, recreation therapy, psychology, social work, and vocational rehabilitation.

Access best-practice patient treatment and family education resources through various medical and professional associations. Stay updated with fact sheets from the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center for Spinal Cord Injury, which are regularly updated with advancements in medical care.

Stay informed about advancements in research, treatment, education, and medical care by connecting with research registries. Receive alerts about opportunities to participate in clinical trials and learn about recent discoveries.

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Wings for Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation By providing targeted financial support, Wings for Life enables the implementation of important research projects focusing on curing paraplegia. Wings for Life also supports revolutionary compensatory treatments, which promise to significantly improve the quality of life of paraplegic patients. To choose its research projects, Wings for Life benefits from the expertise of an advisory committee of international scientists and physicians. Together with well respected reviewers, they support the foundation by selecting the most promising projects that focus on relevant research. Wings for Life has established a stringent, multistage selection process to ensure the best possible investment of every single donation.