Research
2025-26 Research Review
In 2025/2026 our researchers have continued to undertake world leading research across a range of areas of SCI. The last year saw people with a SCI take part in eight different clinical studies, with more research studies funded for 2026/2027. Furthermore, our researchers published 13 articles on SCI in 2025/2026 and were involved in a number of student projects
Current projects:
- An online rehabilitation programme to support physical activity adherence and functional capacity in people with spinal cord injury following discharge into the community: a feasibility study (led by Dr Elaine Coulter)
- Electroencephalograph predictors of central neuropathic pain in subacute spinal cord injury (led by Dr Alexsandra Vuckovic)
- European Multicentre Study about Spinal Cord Injury - EMSCI (led by Dr Mariel Purcell)
- Functional electrical stimulation cycling in acute spinal cord injury; a feasibility study (led by )
- Mechanisms of Neuropathic Pain after Spinal Cord Injury (led by Dr Alexsandra Vuckovic)
- Motor Conditioning to Enhance the Effect of Physical Therapy
- Neurofeedback to improve spasticity after incomplete spinal cord injury (led by Dr Alexsandra Vuckovic)
- Virtual Reality Upper Limb Therapy (led by Prof Lorna Paul)
Recently completed projects:
- Abdominal Functional Electrical Stimulation to reduce respiratory complications in spinal cord in acute tetraplegia (led by Dr Henrik Gollee)
- Clinical assessment of upper extremity performance in individuals with spinal cord injury using the LIFT System to deliver non-invasive electrical spinal stimulation
- Early diagnosis and intervention of osteoporosis using nanovibrational stimulation (led by Professor Stuart Reid)
- Early and intensive motor training (versus usual care) to enhance neurological recovery and function in people with spinal cord injury (SCI)
- eWALK Trial
Undergraduate Student Projects:
We continue to support a number of undergraduate and postgraduate projects within the department. If this is something that interests you please get in touch.