People can get bedridden because of some serious illness, injury, until they recover. Being bedridden and immobilized can lead to other health problems due to lack of activity for long periods. These complications are easier to prevent than to treat. Thus it is of utmost importance to caregiver to know how to avoid such complications and if they occur how to manage them. Lack of activity and immobility leads to impaired blood circulation which may gives rise to many health risks for bedridden patients. Commonest worries for such patients can be: Bedsores/pressure ulcers. Pneumonia or pulmonary congestion. Spinal column pressure. Sleep problems. Loss of appetite. Depression. Musculoskeletal weakness (especially in arms and legs). Bedsores/pressure ulcers: The mos...
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