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Bladder Management
Learn about the problems caused by your injury and the strategies used to help you manage bladder problems. (Manejo de la vejiga)

Surgical Alternatives for Bladder Management following Spinal Cord Injury
Learn how surgery can be used to help manage bladder problems if nonsurgical approaches do not work. (en español)

Urinary Tract Infection and Spinal Cord Injury
UTI is one of the most common medical problems after SCI. Learn more about your risk for UTI, how to best prevent it, and what to do if you get it. (Infección del tracto urinario)

 

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The University of Alabama at Birmingham Spinal Cord Injury Model System provides this website as an auxiliary resource for the primary care of patients with spinal cord injury.The contents of this website were developed under a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant number 90SIMS0020). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this website do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

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