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Bladder Management Options following Spinal Cord Injury (PDF)
Learn about the problems caused by your injury and the strategies used to help you manage bladder problems. (en español)

Surgical Alternatives for Bladder Management following Spinal Cord Injury (PDF)
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 (PDF)
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. (en español)

T he Urinary Tract: Normal Structure and Function
This video is from the Rocky Mountain Regional Spinal Cord Injury System to help people with maintaining health and living long-term with a spinal cord injury. Spanish

Maintaining a Healthy Bladder
This video is from the Rocky Mountain Regional Spinal Cord Injury System to help people with maintaining health and living long-term with a spinal cord injury. Spanish

Bladder Management
This 33 minute video outlines the importance of bladder management on QOL. The types of bladder management programs and techniques are illustrated (Male and female anatomical models utilized to demonstrate proper techniques). Prevention and treatment of UTI Risks for stone formation are also discussed. This video 1 in an 11-part video series provided by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Spinal Cord Injury Model System (UAB-SCIMS).