Table 3. Bowel items from international SCI data set [75, 76].

Data Set Function		Pre-Training	Post-Training
GI or anal sphincter dysfunction unrelated to spinal lesion (n = 7)		0%	Unchanged
Awareness of need to defecate		57% indirect (Ф: 3, AIS A)	71% indirect
Indirect localization site	Rectal pressure	75% (AIS C-D)	60%
	Above lesion level only	0% (n = 4)	0% (n = 5)
Bowel emptying method (n = 8)		75% Suppository; 25% Enema	Unchanged
Time for Defecation		57.9 ± 18.2	35.7 ± 26.2*
Frequency of fecal incontinence (n = 7)		43%, monthly	0%
Frequency of defecation (n = 8)		37.5% Daily; 62.5% EOD	25% Daily; 75% EOD
Medication usage for bowel (n = 7)		0%	Unchanged
Oral laxative usage		43% (n = 7)	37.5% (n = 8); (half amount for n = 2/3)

*Significant change from pre-training, p = .022 (±SD); EOD, every other day; Ф, Non-Responders.