Disseminating the Best Practices for Spinal Cord Injury Physical Activity Counselling in rural and remote areas in British Columbia

Recently, our team worked together to co-create best practices for delivering physical activity counselling to adults with a spinal cord injury (SCI). These best practices were developed using a systematic approach and were based on the best available scientific evidence on effective SCI physical activity counselling and general health behaviour change research. The best practices were developed for any individual providing formal or informal physical activity behavioural support (counselling) to adults with a SCI. Disseminating the best practices to health and lifestyle professionals working in rural and remote areas is particularly important as these professionals have limited access to training opportunities.
This Reach Award will facilitate knowledge translation on the best practices of SCI physical activity counselling to rural health and lifestyle professionals. Our team will work together to co-develop, co-deliver and co-evaluate training events on these best practices to improve counselling services for people with SCI. In turn, improving physical activity counselling services can enhance the quality of life for people with SCI living in rural and remote areas in British Columbia.