Bladder Filling and Voiding These nerves coordinate whether to switch urination on and off. During storage of urine, nerves organized by the spinal cord are activated to inhibit flow of urine ...

The brain signals the bladder muscle when it is time to tighten (contract) and release urine. However, certain nervous system disorders cause damage to the nerves that send signals between the ...

Micturition or urination is the process of emptying urine from the storage organ, namely, the urinary bladder. The detrusor is the smooth or involuntary muscle of the bladder wall. The urethral ...

If you have trouble starting to urinate or maintaining urine flow, you may have urinary hesitancy. It can occur in men and women at any age, but it’s most common in older men. In some cases, it ...

Restoration of urinary bladder control using surgical methods of reinnervation was first attempted more than 100 years ago in dog models by suturing the proximal end of lower extremity nerves to ...