Join us in this episode for a conversation with Kimberly Anderson, PhD, professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, scientist at MetroHealth System, director of the Northeast Ohio Regional Spinal Cord Injury Model System, and author of the original SCI priorities study. We discuss the paper, “Recovery Insights Following Spinal Cord Injury: A Consumer's Perspective,” published in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America.

In this conversation, we discuss the development of priorities research over the past two decades, and Dr. Anderson's new review paper synthesizing 68 studies representing more than 11,000 people living with SCI. We discuss community perspectives on functional recovery, secondary complications, and interventions, including arm and hand function, bladder and bowel function, sexual function, pain management, and clinical trial participation.

In this conversation we also probe at cultural influences on recovery priorities, risk-benefit decision making in clinical trials, and the role of lived experience in shaping SCI research agendas. We invite you to listen in as Dr. Anderson reflects on the evolution of priorities science, persistent gaps in the field, and future directions for aligning SCI research and funding with the priorities of people living with SCI.