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ArticleArchives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation2025

History of Clinical Services, Medical Training, and Research for Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders in the United States Veterans Health Administration.

Jennifer E Daly, River Smith, Chao Li, Jennifer L Sippel

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Article in Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jennifer E DalyOffice of the Chief of Staff, Eastern Oklahoma Veterans Affairs Health Care System (EOVAHCS), OK.
River SmithAssociate Chief of Staff for Research, Eastern Oklahoma Veterans Affairs Health Care System (EOVAHCS), OK.
Chao LiOklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Center of Rural Health, Tulsa, OK.
Jennifer L SippelVeterans Health Administration, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Spinal Cord Injuries & Disorders National Program Office (11SCID), Washington, DC.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As of August 2025, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders (SCI/D) system of care provides state-of-the-art specialty medical care for 24,560 United States Veterans living with SCI/D and multiple sclerosis and motor neuron disease with spinal cord involvement. This article reviews the history of VHA SCI/D care to show how VHA's early adoption of rehabilitation innovations and lifetime management not only improved Veterans' outcomes but also contributed to its evolution as a world leader in SCI/D research, training, and comprehensive life-long care. This review traces events that shaped the current VHA SCI/D System of Care as it evolved from housing and pensions for disabled Veterans after the US Civil War to the present-day foundational service within one of the largest health care, research, and medical training systems in the world.This history highlights VHA's longstanding commitment to providing comprehensive, world-class services for Veterans and their families and reinforces its leadership and commitment to cutting-edge research on treatments, potential SCI/D cures, and innovations in precision medicine, training, and technology for all people living with SCI/D.

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Delivery of health careHistoryMedical trainingPopulation healthRehabilitationResearchSpinal cord injuriesVeteran health

Identifiers

PMID40980510
PMCPMC12447204

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