Research in intermittent urethral catheterization combined with audio frequency electrotherapy and microwave therapy in the treatment of patients with spastic bladder after spinal cord injury

Objective To discuss methods for recovery of bladder function and autonomous urination for patients with spastic bladder after spinal cord injury. Methods Patients in the experimental group(30 cases)received intermittent urethral catheterization 6 times per day,audio frequency electrotherapy and microwave therapy 2 times per day.The control group(30 cases)adopted routine urethral catheterization.The recovery of bladder function of the two groups Was observed.Results The rate of autonomous urination in the experimental group was higher than that of the control group(P＜0.01).Increase of bladder capacity and decrease of remnant urine volume in the experimental group was better than that of the control group(P＜0.05).Conclusions Intermittent urethral catheterization combined with audio frequency electrotherapy and microwave therapy could effectively promote the recovery of bladder function for patients with spastic bladder after spinal cord injury. Key words: Spinal cord injury; Spastic bladder,Intermittent urethral catheterization; Audio frequency electrotherapy; Microwave