An older adult client has been on bedrest while recovering from a stroke. The nurse will direct the client in active range-of-motion exercise.
A decrease in protein synthesis and an increased loss of muscle mass, strength, power, and functional capacity are two effects of bed rest in older persons. Bed rest has detrimental metabolic and morphologic effects, which are exacerbated by sarcopenia that already exists.
Bed rest can result in a number of consequences, such as insulin resistance, disuse muscle atrophy, joint contractures, and thromboembolic disease, which can all delay or obstruct recovery from serious illnesses.
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