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Candy Tefertiller

Candy Tefertiller

Executive Director of Research and Evaluation, Craig Hospital; Empower BP Principal Investigator

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Blood pressure instability is a silent yet debilitating complication of spinal cord injury, with serious consequences for cardiovascular health and quality of life.

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Restoring function after paralysis

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Leading pivotal trial enrollment at first clinical site

For decades, blood pressure instability has silently debilitated people with spinal cord injuries—78% of those with cervical injuries experience dangerous drops when sitting upright, yet only 28% receive treatment that actually works. ONWARD Medical just enrolled the first participant in a pivotal trial testing whether an implanted spinal cord stimulator can solve this problem by restoring the autonomic signals that paralysis disrupts.

Updated Feb 4