Neurogenic bowel management in adults with spinal cord injury

Of recommendations -- Spinal cord medicine consorium -- Guideline development process -- Neurogenic bowel management guideline methodology -- Strength of scientific evidence for the recommendations -- Strength of panel opinion -- Introduction -- Epidemiology of spinal cord injury and neurogenic bowel -- Anatomy and physiology -- Colon anatomy -- Colon physiology -- Pathophysiology of the neurogenic bowel -- Spinal shock -- Gastrocolic response -- Effects on colonic and rectal compliance and motility -- Alterations in the anal sphincter -- Functional results -- Recommendations -- Assessment of the neurogenic bowel -- Assessment of impairment and disability -- Assessment of function (disability) -- Management of the neurogenic bowel - Designing a bowel program -- Nutrition -- Managing the neurogenic bowel at home or in the community -- Managing complications of the neurogenic bowel -- Surgical and nonsurgical therapies -- Education strategies for the neurogenic bowel -- Recommendations for future research.