Lab Legend
SCI BC peer Kyle Gieni reflects on his participation in 100 research studies…and counting.
Cringe and Tell
Sometimes the only way to survive embarrassment is to share it. Living with a disability comes with its own set of awkward situations no one prepares you for. A few brave peers are sharing their embarrassing stories to prove that sometimes all you can do is laugh.
Game On! Para Pickleball Gains Popularity
With pickleball’s recent rise in popularity, SCI BC and Fraser Valley Wheelchair Sports are working together to ensure everyone can take a swing at this exciting sport.
Ask InfoLine: Accessible Dental Care
GF Strong clinicians Bonnie Venables and Shannon Sproule have both seen their share of burns sustained by SCI BC Peers, and offer some important advice about treating and avoiding them.
Know Your Rights: How WorkSafeBC is Supporting Workers with Disabilities
Members of the BC SCI Network and WorkSafeBC are teaming up to help address employment-related safety challenges facing people with disabilities.
Fighting Fatigue
Living with SCI can be exhausting—literally. Chronic fatigue affects up to half of people with SCI, and a new study reveals which treatments actually help, and why we still need better answers.
Ask the Spin Doctor: Toe Spasticity
Curled toes? Spastic feet after spinal cord injury? OT Rachel Abel shares what’s behind it and the range of options that may help, including stretching, medications, Botox, neurotomy and toe spacers.
Failing Forward
A conversation with UBC and ICORD researchers Kip Kramer and Paulina Scheuren about the opportunities, solutions, and lessons learned from the “failures” of SCI clinical trials.
Reconstruction Zone
What can you expect as you recover from shoulder reconstruction surgery? We asked two SCI BC peers to share their experiences.
BEAST Mode
BCIT MAKE+ team strikes gold at the 2024 CYBATHLON, an international competition of assistive technologies for people with disabilities.
Ask the Spin Doctor: Ozempic
Is Ozempic right for you? Obesity medicine doctor Dr. Ian Rigby covers the benefits and risks of Ozempic for people living with spinal cord injury.
The Stoke Continues
With help from the skateboarding and SCI communities, SCI BC peer Emerson Corduff is redefining how he rides and sharing his passion with others.