Digital rectal stimulation as an intervention in persons with spinal cord injury and upper motor neuron neurogenic bowel. An evidenced-based systematic review of the literature.

Conclusion: There is insufficient evidence to promote any one intervention for the management of UMN-NB. The promotion of DRS, and education as to the proper technique for DRS should remain an emphasis of education of home management of UMN-NB in persons with SCI. Future research should focus on the use of standardized, validated tools to evaluate management techniques for UMN-NB. PMID: 31809250 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: J Spinal Cord Med Source Type: research