RT Book, Section
A1 Kane, Robert L.
A1 Ouslander, Joseph G.
A1 Resnick, Barbara
A1 Malone, Michael L.
SR Print(0)
ID 1149536504
T1 Immobility
T2 Essentials of Clinical Geriatrics, 8e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259860515
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1149536504
RD 2024/04/19
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.