Effect Of Electromyographic Biofeedback Therapy On Urinary Retention After Spinal Cord Injury

Objective: To investigate the effect of Electromyographic(EMG)biofeedback therapy on early urinary retention after spinal cord injury.Methods: Sixty patients with urinary retention of neurogenic bladder due to spinal cord injury who were admitted to the rehabilitation department of the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University from September 2016 to May 2019 were selected as the research subjects.They were randomly divided into experimental and control groups.Both groups of patients underwent routine intermittent urinary catheterization and physical therapy.Patients in the experimental group were treated with EMG biofeedback therapy.After 40 days of treatment,the improvement of residual urine volume and number of intermittent catheterization were compared between the two groups.Result: After treatment,bladder function of patients in both experimental group and control group was improved compared with that before treatment,P < 0.05.Compared with the control group,the residual urine volume of the experimental group improved significantly,and the number of intermittent catheterization decreased,P < 0.05.Conclusion: In the early stage of urinary retention after spinal cord injury,EMG biofeedback therapy is added to the routine intermittent catheterization and physical therapy,which can significantly reduce the residual urine volume,reduce the number of intermittent catheterization,and improve the clinical efficacy.