September is National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month – a time to honor people living with spinal cord injury, recognize their families and caregivers, and celebrate the researchers working to improve lives and advance recovery.
At The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, decades of discovery have helped move the field from understanding spinal cord injury to testing promising therapies in people. Today, our scientists and clinicians are advancing neural repair and regeneration, neuromodulation, brain-computer interfaces, rehabilitation, and other emerging approaches—many already moving toward or underway in clinical trials.
SCI Awareness Month is a reminder of why this work matters. Progress is possible because of years of discovery, collaboration, and the extraordinary commitment of people living with spinal cord injuries who participate in research. While much remains to be done, there has never been greater reason to believe in what science can make possible.
Here’s How You Can Help Us During the Month of September:
Share our Science: Help others understand how far spinal cord injury research has come. Throughout September, follow and share research updates from The Miami Project and help us highlight the scientists, clinicians, research participants and collaborators whose work is moving discoveries from the laboratory toward human clinical trials and new treatments. Explore our latest spinal cord injury research stories and share the science that interests you most: www.themiamiproject.org/category/news/
Share Your Story: Throughout September, share a video, photo or personal story on Facebook, Instagram, X or other social media platforms and help bring greater awareness to spinal cord injury. Tell us about your own experience or recognize a family member, loved one, caregiver, researcher, clinician or someone else who has made a difference in your life. Follow us on Facebook @CureParalysis on X @BuonicontiFund and on Instagram @TheMiamiProject then tag us and use #TheMiamiProject, #SCIAwarenessMonth and #FacesOfParalysis
