Table 1.
Demographic information and changes of urination and defecation after electroacupuncture treatment.
| No. | Gender (F/M) | Age (years) | Courses (months) | Injured level | AISA classification | Urination form | Defecation form | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | after treatment | After followup | Baseline | after treatment | After followup | ||||||
| 1 | F | 21 | 8 | T11 | A | Intermittent catheterization | Normal voiding | Normal voiding | Suppositories | Suppositories | Suppositories |
| 2 | F | 36 | 6 | L1 | A | Intermittent catheterization | Normal voiding | Normal voiding | Suppositories + perianal stimulation | Suppositories + perianal stimulation | Suppositories + perianal stimulation |
| 3 | M | 48 | 6 | L1 | B | Intermittent catheterization | Normal voiding | Normal voiding | Suppositories | Normal defecation | Normal defecation |
| 4 | M | 25 | 12 | L1 | B | Intermittent catheterization | Partially normal voiding + pushing the bladder | Partially normal voiding + pushing the bladder | Suppositories + assisted by hands | Partially normal defecation + suppositories | Partially normal defecation + suppositories |
| 5 | F | 22 | 11 | C5 | C | Intermittent catheterization | Partially normal voiding + intermittent catheterization | Partially normal voiding + intermittent catheterization | Suppositories + laxative | Partially normal defecation + suppositories | Partially normal defecation + suppositories |
| 6 | M | 27 | 6 | L1 | C | Pushing the bladder | Partially normal voiding + pushing the bladder | Partially normal voiding + pushing the bladder | Suppositories | Normal defecation | Normal defecation |
| 7 | M | 27 | 9 | L1 | B | Intermittent catheterization | Partially normal voiding + intermittent catheterization + pushing the bladder | Partially normal voiding + pushing the bladder | Suppositories | Suppositories | Suppositories |
| 8 | M | 48 | 6 | T10 | B | Intermittent catheterization | Normal voiding | Normal voiding | Suppositories + laxative | Normal defecation | Normal defecation |
| 9 | F | 43 | 14 | T9 | A | Pushing the bladder | Pushing the bladder | Pushing the bladder | Suppositories | Suppositories (dosage reduced ≥ 50%) |
Suppositories (dosage reduced ≥ 50%) |
| 10 | M | 38 | 14 | C5 | B | Intermittent catheterization | Partially normal voiding + intermittent catheterization | Partially normal voiding + intermittent catheterization | Suppositories | Suppositories (dosage reduced ≥ 50%) |
Suppositories (dosage reduced ≥ 50%) |
| 11 | M | 36 | 15 | T3 | C | Intermittent catheterization | Intermittent catheterization | Intermittent catheterization | Suppositories + laxative | Suppositories + laxative | Suppositories + laxative |
| 12 | F | 26 | 7 | T6 | A | Pushing the bladder + intermittent catheterization | Pushing the bladder + intermittent catheterization | Pushing the bladder + intermittent catheterization | Suppositories | Suppositories | Suppositories |
| 13 | M | 57 | 108 | L1 | B | Intermittent catheterization | Partially normal voiding + pushing the bladder | Partially normal voiding + pushing the bladder | Suppositories + laxative | Partially normal defecation + suppositories | Partially normal defecation + suppositories |
| 14 | M | 26 | 6 | T12 | A | Intermittent catheterization | Pushing the bladder + intermittent catheterization | Intermittent catheterization | Suppositories | Normal defecation | Normal defecation |