TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Immobility
A1  - Kane, Robert L.
A1  - Ouslander, Joseph G.
A1  - Resnick, Barbara
A1  - Malone, Michael L.
Y1  - 2017
N1  - 
T2  - Essentials of Clinical Geriatrics, 8e
AB  - Although  mobility  can  be  achieved  by  using  various  devices,  the  discussion  here  emphasizes  walking.  Immobility  implies  a  limitation  in  independent,  purposeful  physical  movement  of  the  body  or  of  one  or  more  lower  extremities.  Immobility  may  result  from  physical  decline,  but  it  can  also  trigger  a  series  of  subsequent  diseases  and  problems  in  older  individuals  that  produce  further  pain,  disability,  and  impaired  quality  of  life.  Optimizing  mobility  should  be  the  goal  of  all  members  of  the  health-care  team  working  with  older  adults.  Small  improvements  in  mobility  can  decrease  the  incidence  and  severity  of  complications,  improve  the  patient’s  well-being,  and  decrease  the  cost  and  burden  of  caregiving.  This  chapter  outlines  the  common  causes  and  complications  of  immobility  and  reviews  the  principles  of  management  for  some  of  the  more  common  conditions  associated  with  immobility  in  the  older  population.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/23
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1149536504
ER  -