> If it seems like an absurd take, please at least consider that perhaps I'm not the one who's missing something, that perhaps I have decades of experience following the research and its results

But if that's the case why are you talking like you're talking in your comment above?

> Any research that does not involve repairing the physical damage to the spinal cord itself is a distraction.

People think you're trolling because this is how trolling sounds.

> please at least consider that perhaps I'm not the one who's missing something, that perhaps I have decades of experience following the research and its results

The woe-is-me passive-aggression isn't helping your cause, dude. Share what you know, nicely, even if you're disagreeing with something, and people won't jump on you.