immobilization SYNDROME ELDERLY
The prolonged bed rest, especially in the elderly produces multiple changes and complications can occur at any age, but the elderly are most at risk of detention by their normal biological decline.
immobility is defined as the decline in ability to perform activities of daily living impairment of motor finciones.
immobilization syndrome arises from a subject until now independent, the result of prolonged inactivity and permanence bed, regardless of the disease that caused it, in other words is the amount of damages that can apaec in the body due to lack of movement.
This is characterized by: marked limitation of motility, freezing produces a numbness in proprioception, loss of body scheme and other schemes, balance disorders, muscle spasms , atrophy, tendon retraction, stiffness and joint ankylosis. Bone demineralization (osteoporosis) esfínteres.riesgo relajacipon of ulcers, pulmonary stasis, anorexia with consequent malnutrition and cachexia. Progressive mental deterioration,
Physical Therapy
This has to be early and if possible several times a day, by taking into account short sessions the patient's condition.
- Resuscitation and stimulation of the patient, make conversation, ask the name tell you the date, talk about a topic you like, seek dialogue.
- Demonstrations passive, active assisted, for toning muscles looking to work with trunk, 4 limbs and in extreme cases of head control
- progressive incorporation exercises, translation, lateral decubitus position changes, supine, prone.
- sitting balance
- standing balance
- Reeducaiòn march
- antigravity muscles Strengthening
, 0) Dr
. Erika Cyrus Barker
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