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The Canadian Spinal Research Organization is a nationally registered charity whose mission is improve the physical quality of life for persons with spinal cord injuries (SCI) and related neurological deficits, as well as reduce the number of spinal cord injuries through awareness and prevention programs.〔http://csro.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=53&lang=en〕 == History == In 1982, Ray Wickson was involved in an accident leaving him paralyzed.〔 While recovering at the Lyndhurst Rehabilitation Centre, Ray Wickson began to inquire about the possibility of finding a cure for paralysis, learning from SCS, that since 1945 through the 1980s, there had been little research conducted on spinal cord injuries. In 1983, Wickson joined SCS〔http://www.spinalcordsociety.com/〕 in the US. He was asked to form a Canadian office, of which he did so shortly thereafter. SCSC (Spinal Cord Society Canada), became a branch office for SCS〔 U.S.A, founded by Dr. Charles Carson. Ray Wickson became the Canadian head of this international organization dedicated to "cure research", which focused on finding a cure for chronic spinal cord injuries.〔http://www.spinalcordsociety.com/mission.html/〕 In those early days in the mid 1980s there were two main chapters in existence that were raising funds for research in Ontario. One such chapter in Mississauga Ontario, headed by Jocelyn Lovell,〔Jocelyn Lovell〕 the other in Barrie headed by Antony Gariepy. In 1987, Ray Wickson was asked to resign from SCS〔 due to a crisis of leadership, and shortly after this, he quit, leaving him free to create an identical organization in Canada called CSRO. The Canadian Spinal Research Organization was originally a concept from SCS〔 U.S.A. founder, Dr. Charles Carson who observed the long held hopeless dogma promulgated by the medical establishment in respect to finding a cure for spinal cord injuries, and the need to challenge the status quo.〔 After his resignation in 1987, Wickson connected with Barry Munro, who was a patient in rehab at Lyndhurst Hospital at the time, after he sustained a spinal cord injury from a diving accident. Wickson started the CSRO on February 14, 1984 under the name Spinal Cord Society of Canada. At that time, no other chapters followed him into this new venture other than his newest recruit Barry Munro. Wickson uses the rational〔 and structure of SCS〔 U.S.A., as the basis for CSRO, which originated by Dr. Charles Carson of Fergus Falls, Minnesota. As the name Spinal Cord Society Canada was a legitimate licensed charity in Canada under the auspices of the American headquarters, Wickson's formation of CSRO was done so in attempt to distance himself from them, but at the same time utilizing the funds generated under their name. He even went so far as to litigate the release of funds from Chapters that refused to follow his attempt to tear apart the organization. Wickson eventually paid himself out of these funds because up to this point his involvement was purely on a volunteer basis. CSRO now became a way for him and his new recruit Barry Munro to secure paid positions. Together, Munro and Wickson using the funds generated under the banner of SCS,〔 formed the CSRO to legitimize their new requirement of receiving a financial renumeration. Initially, operating out of Wickson's house, the charity generated approximately $25,000 in the first few years.〔 On June 12, 1992, the organization changed its name to the Canadian Spinal Research Organization from SCSC to distance their volunteer past. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Canadian Spinal Research Organization」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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