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Spinal Cord Injury (SCI): Resilience, Recovery & Neurotech
Episode 137th June 2025 • Patient Innovations • Patient Innovations
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In this powerful episode of Patient Innovations, co-hosts Mary MacCarthy and Rashmi Kandwal go beyond stats and symptoms to explore the lived experience of spinal cord injury—and the groundbreaking technologies transforming recovery.

Nearly 18,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with a spinal cord injury each year. Today’s episode features two voices at the forefront: a hockey player's unshakable will and a scientist's drive to innovate.

Featured guests:

Jack Jablonski – Former Minnesota hockey standout and current LA Kings digital media specialist. Jack shares how his life changed after a 2011 spinal cord injury—and how he’s advancing recovery through his personal journey and the Jack Jablonski Foundation.

Dr. Parag Gad – CEO and Co-Founder of SpineX, Dr. Gad explains how his team’s non-invasive neuromodulation therapies (like SCONE™) are helping patients regain function—and what FDA Breakthrough Device designation means for the future of care.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

  • Living with and training through paralysis
  • How neuromodulation is redefining recovery
  • Jack’s mission to help others BEL13VE
  • The hope that drives patients and innovators forward

Want to collaborate or sponsor? Email rashmi@healthcare.mn.

Next up: Multiple Sclerosis—closing the gap in care.

Support spinal cord injury research through the Jack Jablonski Foundation. Every donation fuels progress toward life-changing breakthroughs.

#SpinalCordInjury #Neurotech #JackJablonski #PatientStories #ParalysisRecovery #HealthcareInnovation #SCI #SpineX #PatientInnovations #HealthcareMN #BEL13VE

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