Rerouting nerves may aid bladder control
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061218/ap_on_he_me/healthbeat_nerve_rerouting"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061218/capt.mico10612182239.healthbeat_nerve_rerouting_mico106.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=460Rg1axTcd3MfeLo_Hw5Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Dr. Kenneth Peters, right, of William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich., and Dr. Chuan-Gao Xiao of China, left, operate on Kevin Conkey on Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. The doctors on Monday began a unique experiment on paralyzed patient Conkey to see if rerouting patients' nerves just might fix the problem of loss of bladder control on people left paralyzed by spinal cord injury. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" border="0" /></a>AP - Needing a wheelchair isn't always the biggest complaint of people left paralyzed by spinal cord injury — it's also the loss of bladder control. On Monday, Michigan doctors began a unique experiment to see if rerouting patients' nerves just might fix that problem.</p><br clear="all"/>