The driving motivation behind My SCI Toolkit was to develop an accessible and evidence-based web-based chronic pain self-management program specifically for people living with spinal cord injury. Developed by a multidisciplinary team including clinicians, healthcare researchers, people living with chronic pain and spinal cord injury, animators and web designers, the program comprises core content based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT.
Key ACT concepts and metaphors are delivered through concise text, short animations, and brief explanatory videos. Users of My SCI Toolkit are provided with ACT exercises to practice, and a tracking feature to monitor their progress over time. Program content is supported by an evidence-base that indicates that engaging with ACT can help people living with chronic pain reach their personal goals and live a meaningful life in accordance with what they value.
My SCI Toolkit was funded by the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation, as part of the Foundation’s Psychosocial Research portfolio (award number 724175). Opinions, interpretations, conclusions and recommendations are not necessarily endorsed by the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation.
Anna Kratz, PhD
Associate Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Brigid Waldron-Perrine, PhD
Associate Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Daniel Whibley, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Kristi Pickup, MSW
Research Area Specialist, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Duygu Kuzu, PhD,
Research Fellow, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor