After spinal cord injury, voluntary control of defecation is compromised or lost. The type of bowel dysfunction is dictated by the level of injury. Upper Motor Neuron injuries may result in ...

A team of researchers has shown that physical intervention plans that included exoskeleton-assisted walking helped people with spinal cord injury evacuate more efficiently and improved the consistency ...

Among the many challenges to independence and quality of life after spinal cord injury, two complications have emerged as top priorities for researchers - neurogenic bowel and neurogenic bladder. With ...

If you're like most people, you probably don't give much thought to your bladder or bowel function unless something goes wrong. Unfortunately, though, these types of dysfunctions are common among ...

Tom E Nightingale received funding from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research in partnership with the International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries (ICORD) (‘Research Trainee Award’ ...