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Whether you are a carer, a specialist, or completely new to continence care, Wellspect Education provides learning resources for your level of expertise.
Whether you are a carer, a specialist, or completely new to continence care, Wellspect Education provides learning resources for your level of expertise.
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Learn more about what cauda equina syndrome is, its effects on bladder and bowel, and how to manage bladder and bowel symptoms in cauda equina.
key:global.content-type: Webinar
Bev Collins, Clinical nurse lead, Wellspect, explains what Autonomic Dysreflexia (AD) is, talks through some of the main causes or triggers of this syndrome and what the symptoms of AD are.
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Debbie Green, spinal cord injury specialist lead, SIA, addresses some of the issues facing someone with a spinal injury with their bladder and bowel care.
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In this article you will get the perspective from an individual with a SCI on the management of his bladder and bowel after the injury.
key:global.content-type: Publication Highlight
In this publication highlight you can read about how to manage bowel dysfunction in individuals with cauda equina syndrome.
Jessica Aparo, Pelvic Floor Specialist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, answers the questions about Transanal Irrigation, most frequently asked by nurses and patients.
In this publication highlight you can read about the identification, assessment, and treatment of urinary incontinence and bowel control issues.
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Jessica Aparo, Pelvic Floor Specialist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, talks about supporting a patient in the first few weeks after starting therapy.
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In this webinar you will hear from Consultant Physiotherapist Julia Herbert talking on pelvic floor dysfunction, the associated symptoms and the management options that are available.
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Pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) refers to a broad constellation of symptoms and anatomical changes related to abnormal function of the structures within the pelvic floor complex, which includes the supportive fibrous tissue called fascia, the blood and nerve supply and in particular the pelvic floor musculature.
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Pelvic floor dysfunction is common, but not commonly talked about. In this article, you will find an explanation about basic pelvic floor anatomy, description of symptoms and how these can be managed, which can be downloaded and handed out to your patients.
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In this scientific review you will learn more about incomplete emptying causes and treatment.