Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System Format Pamphlet This pamphlet describes the functioning of the urinary system and how a spinal cord injury affects this functioning, as well as methods that can be used for bladder management such as the use of catheters, stimulated voiding, and surgical alternatives. Contact URL … Read More »»
Bladder Dysfunction
Bladder Care and Management
January 1, 2008
This article by Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) in Secondary Complications in SCI at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dept. of P M & R appears on The Spinal Cord Injury Resource Center website Format Article This article on bladder care appears on the Living with Spinal Cord Injury page of… Read More »»
Bladder Management
January 1, 2008
Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center Format Webpage This webpage describes how the bladder works before and after paralysis; why people with paralysis are at high risk for urinary tract infection (UTI); some of the symptoms of UTI; the importance of proper cleaning of urinary care supplies, keeping the skin clean, and… Read More »»
Urinary Dysfunction and MS: A Consumer Guide to Clinical Practice Guidelines, Managing Specific Issues
January 1, 2008
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 2008 Format Guide by Rosalind C. Kalb, PhD and Nancy J. Holland, RN, EdD, MSCN This guide is based on “Urinary Dysfunction and Multiple Sclerosis: A Clinical Practice Guideline for Professionals” developed by the Multiple Sclerosis Council for Clinical Practice Guidelines; it was… Read More »»
Managing Bowel and Bladder Symptoms
January 1, 2008
The South Cook, Illinois Multiple Sclerosis Self-Help Support Group Format Article by Patricia Kennedy, RN, CNP, reprinted with permission from The Heuga Center The South Cook, Illinois Multiple Sclerosis Self-Help Support Group provides on its website an article on symptoms and treatment of bowel and bladder problems in people with multiple sclerosis. … Read More »»
Living with an MS Bladder: Four People, Four Stories
January 1, 2008
InsideMS of The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, April-May 2006 Format Article This article appears in The National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s InsideMS, a quarterly lifestyle magazine for people with MS, their families, and healthcare professionals. It is written by a woman who has multiple sclerosis and asserts that while bladder problems are common in… Read More »»
Controlling Bladder Problems in Multiple Sclerosis
January 1, 2008
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society Format brochure This brochure explains how multiple sclerosis may affect the urinary system, as well as what can be done to keep problems under control. While urinary dysfunction, or bladder problems, are common in MS, not everyone with MS will have them; for those who do, symptoms… Read More »»
Bladder Dysfunction
January 1, 2008
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society Format Webpage This webpage describes bladder dysfunction, its symptoms and complications, as well as treatment strategies for bladder management. Contact URL http://www.nationalmssociety.org/about-multiple-sclerosis/symptoms/bladder-dysfunction/index.aspx Contact Agency The National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Bladder Care Resources
January 1, 2008
The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago’s (RIC) LIFE Center Format Resource list RIC’s LIFE Center’s website includes links to binders, books, booklets, community resources, DVDs, information sheets, pamphlets, support groups, and video tapes on topics including bladder care, such as catheters, urinary care for men and women, and urinary tract infections. Contact URL http://life.cleverspin.com/content/511/index.html?topic=1&subtopic=110 Contact… Read More »»
Urologic Care and Management
January 1, 2008
Spina Bifida Association Format Fact Sheet This fact sheet discusses the changes in urologic care of children with Spina Bifida in the last decade, including emphasis on early catherization of the child’s lower urinary tract function and preventive treatment to preserve both kidney and bladder function to maximize the child’s long-term… Read More »»
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