Effect of high-frequency abdominal deep vibration therapy on neurogenic bowel dysfunction in patients with cervical and thoracic spinal cord injury
Objective:To explore the effect of high-frequency abdominal deep vibration therapy in the rehabilitation of neurogenic bowel dysfunction(NBD)in patients with cervical and thoracic spinal cord injury.Method:A total of 59 hospitalized patients with NBD after cervical and thoracic spinal cord injury were se-lected and divided into control group(n=30)and the intervention group(n=29)by a randomized controlled tri-al design.The control group received the standard NBD rehabilitation nursing combined with manual abdomi-nal massage therapy,while the intervention group received standard care supplemented with high-frequency ab-dominal deep vibration therapy.The study period was 4 weeks.The outcomes were assessed using the Interna-tional Spinal Cord Injury Bowel Function Date Set(version 2.0),Bristol stool classification,quality of life brief questionnaire(QOL-BRE)and bowel-related complications(medication dependence,abdominal pain/bloat-ing,fecal incontinence,and incomplete bowel obstruction)before and after the intervention.Result:After intervention,the international spinal cord injury bowel function scores in the intervention group were better than that of the control group(P<0.01).The proportion of patients achieving ideal stool consistency(Type Ⅳ,banana-shaped stool)was higher in the intervention group(62%)compared to the control group(26.7%)(P<0.01).The quality of life score of the intervention group was significantly higher than that of the control group after intervention(P<0.05);The bowel-related complications(medication dependence 6%,abdomi-nal pain/bloating 0%,fecal leakage 0%,intestinal obstruction 0%)in the intervention group were lower than those in the control group(medication dependence 50%,abdominal pain/bloating 30%,fecal leakage 27%,in-testinal obstruction 17%)(P<0.05).Conclusion:High-frequency abdominal deep vibration therapy is effective in promoting the recovery of bowel function,reducing medication dependence,lowering the incidence of bowel-related complications,and improving quality of life in patients with NBD after cervical and thoracic spinal cord injury.
high-frequency abdominal deep vibration therapyspinal cord injuryneurogenic bowel dysfunc-tionabdominal massageconstipation