SCI Care: What Really Matters

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Reflections on historical aspects of spinal cord injury care

2026-09-2412:56

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Michael Fehlings is joined by Dr. Andreas Demetriades to discuss his recent publication in Spinal Cord “Lessons from 19th-century Edinburgh: a perspective on paraplegia management from 1876”. This episode covers central pillars of spinal cord injury care in the 19th century and how lessons learned during this time period has shaped care today. Learning goals for the episode Learn about multidisciplinary spinal cord injury care provided in resource-limited sit...

Cooling the Cord: Can Locally Delivered Hypothermia Change the Future of Spinal Cord Injury?

2026-09-0322:30

Send us Fan Mail Could cooling the injured spinal cord offer a new approach to protecting neurological function after spinal cord injury (SCI)? In this episode, we explore the potential of local hypothermia as a neuroprotective strategy for SCI, examining the biological rationale behind cooling the spinal cord and how this approach could help limit secondary injury. The discussion looks at the latest developments in techniques and biomaterials designed to deliver targeted hypothermia directly...

A discussion with Dr. Sasha Rabchevsky on current advances in spinal cord injury research

2026-06-0219:36

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Alexander (Sasha) Rabchevsky joins Dr. Michael Fehlings to discuss autonomic and cardiovascular control after spinal cord injury, promising neuromodulation results, and the future of SCI research Learning goals: Cover the importance of autonomic function and cardiovascular control after SCIDiscuss the impact of neuromodulation in SCIProvide an overview of future research directions in SCI The opinions of our host and guests are their own; ISCoS does not endorse...

Evaluating the role of structured rehabilitation in mild degenerative cervical myelopathy- the ReMiDY trial

2026-04-0115:01

Send us Fan Mail Caroline Treanor chats with Dr. Michael Fehlings about degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) structured rehabilitation approaches as well as the highly anticipated upcoming ReMiDY trial. Learning objectives: What is degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) and why is it important?Discussed the ReMiDY trial and the importance of evaluating structured rehabilitation for DCMCovered enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols for DCM and the role of structured rehabilit...

Perspectives of a New Associate Editor of Spinal Cord - Professor Chester Ho on “Time is Spine” and other hot topics in Spinal Cord Injury

2026-03-3116:59

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Michael Fehlings is joined by Dr. Chester Ho – one of the new Associate Editors at Spinal Cord. The conversation covers Dr. Ho’s perspectives on the current state of spinal cord injury research and opportunities for implementing evidence-based approaches in the clinic. Learning goals: The concept of early surgical intervention for acute spinal cord injury was discussedThe Canadian knowledge translation efforts to implement Time is Spine were reviewedOther key ...

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