| When the spinal cord is injured, the nervous system can’t communicate properly. The nerves above the injury work fine, but the ones at and below the injury can’t receive or send messages properly. Spinal cord injury can cause changes in the way the bladder works. The bladder may empty too frequently, not frequently enough, or in an uncoordinated way. The urinary sphincters may also work incorrectly. The way the bladder and sphincters behave depend on the location and extent of the spinal cord injury. This condition is called neurogenic bladder and the type of treatments most often used include intermittent catheterization, male external catheters and medication. |
