Résumé
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore a more effective therapy for retention of urine induced by spinal cord injury.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Eighty-four cases were randomly divided into a treatment group of 46 cases and a control group of 38 cases. The treatment group were treated with electroacupuncture at Baliao and Huiyang (BL 35), and the control group with electroacupuncture at acupoints routinely selected.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total effective rate and the cured rate were 82.6% and 43.5% in the treatment group and 63.2% and 23.7% in the control group respectively, with a very significant difference between the two groups (P < 0. 01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Electroacupuncture at Baliao and Huiyang (BL 35) has obvious therapeutic effect on retention of urine induced by spinal cord injury.</p>