About Us

The Academy's Physicians Section, the American Paraplegia Society, is an organization of physicians and doctoral-level researchers working in the field of spinal cord injury. We advance spinal cord medicine through state-of-the-art education, dissemination of information, and promotion of research and advocacy. We collaborate with researchers, physicians, and the entire spectrum of health-care providers who serve persons with spinal cord injuries/disorders.

GOALS

• Increase knowledge about spinal cord impairment and related problems
• Present current clinical and research data related to traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injury
• Review current information on diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitative techniques
• Enhance practice skills and techniques of clinicians working with individuals with spinal cord impairment
• Explore the spectrum of disease that directly affects the care of individuals with spinal cord impairment
• Identify research issues and priorities
• Provide a forum for professional interchange among physicians and other health care professionals