Nutrition and Pain Study

Dietary Intervention to Reduce Pain in Spinal Cord Injury

The purpose of this research is to assess the effectiveness of a nutrition intervention on diet quality in managing pain in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adults (≥18 y)
• With SCI (motor complete or incomplete American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) A-D, paraplegia or ventilator-independent tetraplegia)
• Have chronic pain

Exclusion Criteria:

• Adults unable to consent Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers)
• Pregnant women (self-report)
• Prisoners
• Those not meeting inclusion criteria will be excluded (e.g., no pain).