Bed rest

Bed rest

Bed rest is a doctor's prescription to spend a longer period of time in bed.

Adverse effects

Prolonged bed rest has long been known to have deleterious physiological effects, such as muscle atrophy and other forms of deconditioning. Besides lack of physical exercise in was shown that another important factor is that the hydrostatic pressure (caused by gravity) acts anomalously, resulting in altered distribution of body fluids. Even physical exercise in bed fails to address certain adverse effects. [Susan L. Woods (2004) "Cardiac Nursing", ISBN 078174718X, [http://books.google.com/books?id=_vWmbeuYRN8C&pg=RA1-PA921&dq=%22bed+rest+is%22&sig=GlfCHddCrvRtpobJm5ZsBO67U2Q p. 921] .]

Common cases

Bed rest is commonly prescribed in the following cases.

*For sufferers of acute pain in spine or joints; for example, in the case of backache the unloading of the corresponding spinal segment decreases the intradiscal pressure, and it would bring relief in cases such as compression of spinal nerve. The prescribed duration of bed rest vary and opinions differ. [Richard S. Weiner (2002) " Pain Management: A Practical Guide for Clinicians", ISBN 0849309263, [http://books.google.com/books?id=L2CSdeiMZi4C&pg=PA741&dq=%22bed+rest+is%22&sig=mgiJgFl76YD1DevYWtbkWwlxz7g#PPA741,M1 p. 741] ]

*Bed rest is prescribed for some maternal or fetal complications of pregnancy, such as preterm labor, high blood pressure, incompetent cervix, or fetal growth problems. In the past it was a general prescription during any kind of pregnancy, now deprecated. [Nancy A. Bowers (2001) "The Multiple Pregnancy Sourcebook", ISBN 0737303069, [http://books.google.com/books?id=_SpJuuhn3lcC&pg=PA181&dq=%22bed+rest+is%22&sig=Q2J4aKa9jTUp-KnyixAu-MiPZWQ Chapter 12: Bed Rest] ]

*Heart diseases

*Bed rest is an important measure in the cases of chorea. In the mild cases in may suffice for treatment. [ [http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/sydenham/sydenham.htm NINDS Sydenham Chorea Information Page] of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ]

ee also

*Bed rest cure

References


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  • bed rest — n confinement of a sick person to bed * * * confinement of a patient to bed …   Medical dictionary

  • bed rest — n. a period of resting in bed …   English World dictionary

  • bed rest — noun confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons) • Syn: ↑bedrest • Hypernyms: ↑rest, ↑ease, ↑repose, ↑relaxation * * * noun : continuous confinement of a sick person to bed (as in treatment of tuberculosis …   Useful english dictionary

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  • bed rest — 1. a prolonged rest in bed, as in the treatment of an illness. 2. a device used to support a person sitting up in bed. [1870 75] * * * …   Universalium

  • bed rest — resting in bed, recuperation by sleeping in bed …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bed rest — noun Date: 1944 confinement of a sick person to bed …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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