Tag: bladder control
How Spinal Cord Injuries Can Impact Bladder Function
Most people know that a spinal cord injury can impact mobility and movement, but did you know that it can also affect bladder function?...
Maintaining Your Health After A Spinal Cord Injury
Maintaining your health post-injury can be challenging. United Spinal Association is here to provide you with the information and resources you need to make...
Treating Bladder Dysfunction After Spinal Cord Injury
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVZ9HotQyrY&t=6s
Dr. Ken Gustafson and Dr. Dennis Bourbeau are using FES (Functional Electrical Stimulation) to help spinal cord injury patients regain control of bladder and...
Health Maintenance Toolkit: A guide for people with a Spinal Cord Injury
icare, together with Royal Rehab and the John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, is proud to share the Health Maintenance Toolkit.
The toolkit is a...
Researchers Develop New Coating To Reduce Pain And Risk Of Infection For Catheter Users
Researchers from the School of Pharmacy at Queen’s have developed a new antimicrobial coating which can be applied to urinary catheters and other medical...
Acupuncture Improves Spinal Cord Injury Bladder Function
Acupuncture improves bladder function for spinal cord injury patients. First Affiliated Huai’an People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University researchers find acupuncture combined with intermittent...
Living with a Spinal Cord Injury: Bladder Management
https://youtu.be/rfEEZVbhzmE
A spinal cord injury can affect nearly every bodily function. Changes in bladder habits are also common as the injury blocks messages coming to...
Urinary bacteria in spinal cord injury cases may tip balance toward UTIs
The fallout from spinal cord injury doesn’t end with loss of mobility: Patients can have a range of other issues resulting from this complex...
Neuroscientists restore significant bladder control to 5 men with spinal cord injuries
In UCLA study, magnetic stimulation of lower spine eliminates need for catheter for up to 4 weeks
More than 80 percent of the 250,000 Americans...
UofL researchers report activity-based training improves urinary function after spinal cord injury
Activity-based training has resulted in unexpected benefits for individuals with severe spinal cord injury. Researchers in the Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center at the...
