Clinical Research
Surface functional electrical stimulation combined with electroacupuncture in treating neurogenic bladder after the spinal cord injury
Xiguo Cai, Baoyan Qian, Liushuan Cao, Yang Yang, Weisheng Zhuang, Yujuan Ma, Lili Zou
Published 2015-08-25
Cite as Chin J Phys Med Rehabil, 2015, 37(8): 610-613. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-1424.2015.08.015
Abstract
ObjectiveTo observe the therapeutic effect of surface functional electrical stimulation combined with electroacupuncture on neurogenic bladder after the spinal cord injury.
MethodsForty cases of neurogenic bladder after the spinal cord injury were randomly divided into a control group (n=20) and a combination group (n=20). The combination group was treated with surface functional electrical stimulation combined with electroacupuncture on the basis of internal urethral catheterization, while the control group was treated with surface functional electrical stimulation on the basis of internal urethral catheterization. The bladder urination was tested using urodynamic study before and after two months of treatment.
ResultsThere was no significant difference between the 2 groups in the average maximum bladder capacity, detrusor pressure at filling time, maximal urethral closure pressure, maximum urine flow rate and residual urine volume before the treatment. After the treatment, however, the average maximum bladder capacity, maximal urethral closure pressure and maximum urine flow rate in the combination group were significantly higher than those of the control group, while the average detrusor pressure at filling time and the residual urine volume of the combination group were significantly lower than the control group.
ConclusionSurface functional electrical stimulation combined with electroacupuncture could remarkably improve bladder function of patients with the neurogenic bladder after the spinal cord injury.
Key words:
Surface functional electrical stimulation; Electroacupuncture; Urodynamic study; Neurogenic bladder
Contributor Information
Xiguo Cai
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, the People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450003, China
Baoyan Qian
Liushuan Cao
Yang Yang
Weisheng Zhuang
Yujuan Ma
Lili Zou