Among the many challenges to independence and quality of life after spinal cord injury, two complications have emerged as top priorities for researchers - neurogenic bowel and neurogenic bladder. With ...

If you're like most people, you probably don't give much thought to your bladder or bowel function unless something goes wrong. Unfortunately, though, these types of dysfunctions are common among ...

Certain healthcare conditions often go unspoken, leading to silent struggles that affect the lives of many. Overactive bladder (OAB) and fecal incontinence (FI) are two such conditions, impacting ...

A urogynecologist (urogyn) has extra training, education and experience in the care of women with pelvic floor disorders. The pelvic floor is a set of muscles, ligaments, and connective tissue in the ...

In people with multiple sclerosis (MS), nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord lose their protective sheath, damaging the transmission of nerve signals between the brain and the rest of the body.

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by doctors, meant for physicians and other healthcare professionals as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through ...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Dignify Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical and medical device development company in Research Triangle Park focused on restoring bowel and bladder control for elderly and ...

Early detection and effective therapies have increased the life expectancy of cancer patients after diagnosis. Now that survivors are living longer, older cancer survivors are becoming an important ...

During this year’s World Continence Week, more than 400 nurses attended a free webinar to improve their continence care knowledge. You can now watch a recording of that webinar. In partnership with ...

Everyone has gas in the digestive system. Gas in the bladder that passes with the urine is not normal. This condition, called pneumaturia, is rare and can be a symptom of something serious. Here's ...