RT Book, Section A1 Savadove, Thomas S. A1 Hammonds, Karon A2 Maitin, Ian B. A2 Cruz, Ernesto SR Print(0) ID 1105126881 T1 Immobility T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation YR 2015 FD 2015 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071793292 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105126881 RD 2024/11/06 AB Immobility is the enemy of function. Much of physiatric treatment revolves around movement and its antithesis, immobility. This concept applies equally to generalized immobility (progressive functional decline in senior citizens as a result of cumulative effects of pain, fear of falling, and muscle weakness), forced immobility (bed rest during hospitalization or experienced by astronauts in microgravity), and immobilization of discrete body parts (range-of-motion [ROM] restriction caused by spasticity, contracture, or splinting or casting of fractures).