bed rest

bed rest,

the restriction of a patient to bed for therapeutic reasons for a prescribed period.

bed rest

restriction of a patient's activities, either partially or completely. A person on strict bed rest must remain in bed at all times. Many patients are placed on bed rest with bathroom privileges and are permitted to ambulate to a toilet in the bathroom. Bed rest may be prescribed to maintain a pregnancy. It is associated with many hazards of immobility and may be a greater stressor to the patient than a less restrictive activity prescription would be.

The cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, and musculoskeletal systems all suffer from inactivity and the recumbent position. Cardiac output and capacity, depth of respiration, and peristalsis decrease, while the risk of orthostatic hypotension, thromboembolism, and pulmonary disorders increases. Muscle tone, strength, and endurance decrease. Losses of muscle strength as much as 10 to 15 per cent have been demonstrated after only one week of bed rest. Over extended periods of immobility, collagen components of soft tissues begin to rearrange, resulting in joint capsule tightening and muscle contracture and atrophy. Osteoporotic changes with loss of bone density result from lack of weight bearing and reduction of muscular forces on the bones.

Measures to offset the deleterious effects of immobility are indicated for those confined to bed rest, specifically bed mobility and exercise. Such activities and exercises condition not only the musculoskeletal system, but also other body systems stressed by bed rest. Daily range of motion exercises prevent stiffness in muscles and joints and provide sensory and proprioceptive stimulation. Conditioning exercises enhance cardiac, pulmonary, and gastrointestinal function. Instruction and assistance with an appropriate exercise program can do much to promote the well-being of a patient immobilized by bed rest.

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admission care
alpha state
alteplase
ambulatory care
atmospheric inner ear barotrauma
bed rest care
cerebral thrombosis
coronary thrombosis
deep vein thrombosis
deep venous thrombosis
disuse phenomena
gastrointestinal infection
Holliday-Segar formula
persistent vegetative state
physical deconditioning
preeclampsia
refractory state
restraint in bed
state

There are lots of misconceptions for them about miscarriages, and they end up taking bed rest all the time.

How to Safely Exercise Yourself During Your Pregnancy by Serge Dandelin / Food/cooking/nutrition community

That sense of humor will help out severely if you certainly are one of those women who suffer from toxemia of pregnancy or pregnancy induced hypertension because bed rest can be tremendously taxing by in fact forcing you to not feel stressed

Having Twins Now High Blood Pressure by joel frieders / Family and marriage community

His condition is said to be stable and he has been advised complete bed rest for a few days.

Somnath Chatterjee hospitalized by Asian News International