TREATMENT OF URINARY INCONTINENCE FOLLOWING SPINAL CORD INJURY WITH TRADITIONAL PHYSICAL THERAPY TECHNIQUES

2006 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 216-217
Author(s):  
J. L. Moore ◽  
C. E. Neville
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Lin JM ◽  
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Hui Chen ◽  
Liu QL ◽  
Huang MP ◽  
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Objective: To evaluate the d the safety and efficacy of 200 U vs. 300 U botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) injections for patients with neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO) secondary to spinal cord injury (SCI). Methods: We retrieved the data for the patients who receive a single dose into the detrusor of BTX-A (300 U or 200 U). The clinical outcome included maximum detrusor pressure (Pdetmax) during cystometry, voiding volume, urinary incontinence (UI) episodes between CICs per 24 hour, and complete dryness. Related adverse events were recorded. Results: From July 2015 to June 2017, 28 cases received 300 U BTX-A injections (experiment group) while 19 cases received 200U BTX-A injections (control group). There were no significant differences in baseline evaluation items (gender, age, duration of spinal cord injury, level of neurological injury, AIS scores) between the two groups. There were significant improvement in Pdetmax, UI and I-QoL from baseline in the two groups. Patients in experiment group had statistically greater improvement than those in the control group for Pdetmax (-32.09 cm H2O vs. -28.02 cm H2O, P = 0.016), mean urinary incontinence episodes (-6.18/d vs. -5.01/d, P = 0.042), complete dryness (11 vs. 2, P = 0.031), mean voiding volume (160.52 ml vs. 133.66 ml, P <0.001), and I-QoL (28.53 vs. 20.41, P <0.001). Conclusion: Preliminary results indicate that 300 U BTX-A is more effective than 200 U BTX-A for SCI patients with NDO.


2010 ◽  
Vol 90 (7) ◽  
pp. 1039-1052 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Rauch ◽  
Reuben Escorpizo ◽  
Daniel L. Riddle ◽  
Inge Eriks-Hoogland ◽  
Gerold Stucki ◽  
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Background and PurposePhysical therapists require a comprehensive assessment of a patient's functioning status to address multiple problems in patients with severe conditions. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is the universally accepted conceptual model for the description of functioning. Documentation tools have been developed based on ICF Core Sets to be used in multidisciplinary rehabilitation management and specifically by physical therapists. The purposes of this case report are: (1) to apply ICF-based documentation tools to the care of a patient with spinal cord injury and (2) to illustrate the use of ICF-based documentation tools during multidisciplinary patient management.Case DescriptionThe patient was a 22-year-old man with tetraplegia (C2 level) who was 5 months postinjury. The report describes the integration of the ICF-based documentation tools into the patient's examination, evaluation, prognosis, diagnosis, and intervention while he participated in a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program for 2 months.OutcomesThe patient's comprehensive functioning status at the beginning of the program, the rehabilitation goals, the intervention plan, and his improvements in functioning following rehabilitation and the according goal achievement were illustrated with physical therapy–specific and multidisciplinary ICF-based documentation tools.DiscussionThis case report illustrates how the ICF-based documentation template for physical therapists summarizes all relevant information to aid the physical therapist's patient management and how ICF-based documentation tools for multidisciplinary care complement one another and thus can be used to enhance multidisciplinary patient management. In addition, the ICF assists in clarifying clinician roles as part of a multidisciplinary team. The case report demonstrates that the ICF can be a viable framework both for physical therapy and multidisciplinary management and for clinical documentation.


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