To focus on this new phase of my life I have begun – with both sadness and excitement – to wind down my direct involvement with Zebrafish. This letter to our community marks my official change in role at ZN: from Co-Director and ZN Partner to Advisor and SCI athlete ambassador. This means I will still represent SCI athletes in our program and materials, but Stephanie will spearhead ZN’s initiatives with a team who can be fully engaged to push our mission forward.

Any SCI athlete with incomplete trunk control (and especially those who use a wheelchair) should prioritize postural work in their recovery practically above all else: any improvement in posture will make progress in the arms, hips, or legs easier.

Spinal cord injury training is traditionally expensive. But it doesn’t have to be. Here’s how you can cut costs by 60% by recruiting a local student to help you log repetitions toward your movement goals.

Like many trainers working in programs emphasizing gait training and dynamic exercises, it wasn’t long before I started developing back pain. I was facing the dilemma of continuing to work in this field while wrecking my body, or moving onto an entirely different career (interior design maybe?)

So while getting trained in Pilates, or purchasing Pilates equipment for your facility may not be an option, I encourage you to recognize the critical aspects of any SCI recovery program that support a sustainable career as an adaptive/spinal cord injury recovery therapist and find (or create!) a movement system that incorporates those characteristics, principles, and culture.

Tone and spasticity after spinal cord injury are real sources of frustration for anyone with an incomplete spinal cord injury, making it even more challenging to sleep, move, work out or be productive.

We've received many questions on how to best address unwanted tone and spasticity after SCI, but to understand why our strategies work, we first need to discuss why this seemingly unrelenting tone exists post-spinal cord injury.