Osteopathic Manipulative Treatments and Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction in Patients With Spinal Cord Injuries.

"OMT techniques were focused on correcting the dysfunctions found before each OMT session and included myofascial techniques, balanced ligamentous tension, visceral manipulations and osteopathy in the cranial field.~OMT group will receive a total of 4 sessions, one time each week for 4 weeks. Each session will last 40 minutes. It will be required by the patients to modify their bowels habits. The subjects will be evaluated right at baseline (T0), after one month (T1) after four sessions (T2) and after 1 month after the treatment (T3)."

"The MP treatment consists of passive touch without joint mobilization in a protocolled order. The practictioners will be standing next to the bed, they'll touch lumbar and dorsal spine of the subjects in prone position for 10 minutes, and then in supine position, they'll touch for 10 minutes the shoulders, the hips, then the neck, the sternum and the chest for 5 minutes each.~MP group will receive a total of 4 sessions, one time each week for 4 weeks. Each session will last 40 minutes. It will be required by the patients to modify their bowels habits. The subjects will be evaluated right at baseline (T0), after one month (T1) after four sessions (T2) and after 1 month after the treatment (T3)."