Table 1.

Participant characteristics.

Pseudonym	Age	Gender	Age at injury	Level of injury	AIS	Years post injury	Interview or focus group
Justin	46	Male	17	T6	A	30	Interview
Shelly	54	Female	48	L3	D	6	Interview
Peter	23	Male	17	C7	B	6	Focus group
Laura	38	Female	18	T3	A	20	Both
Dennis	68	Male	61	C5	B	7	Focus group
Cait	65	Female	27	C3	D	38	Both

AIS is the ASIA Impairment Scale, where ASIA stands for American Spinal Injury Association. AIS A indicates a complete injury such that there is no sensory or motor function at some neurological level below the injury and including the sacral segments S4-S5. AIS B indicates an incomplete injury such that there is sensory but no motor function below the neurological level of the injury and includes the S4-S5 segments. AIS C and AIS D both indicate incomplete spinal cord injuries such that there is motor and sensory function below the neurological level of injury. In AIS C injuries, at least half of the key muscles below the injury have less than anti-gravity strength. In AIS D injuries, at least half of the key muscles below the injury have anti-gravity strength or greater.