Handout

Cycle of Inactivity

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Print Resource — US Letter — 3 pages

Population:

Adult

Discipline:

OTSLP

Diagnosis:

AgingArthritisBalance/Vestibular/FallsCardiovascular DiseaseStroke

References:

  • Kortebein, P., Symons, T. B., Ferrando, A., Paddon-Jones, D., Ronsen, O., Protas, E., Conger, S., Lombeida, J., Wolfe, R., & Evans, W. J. (2008). Functional impact of 10 days of bed rest in healthy older adults. The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 63(10), 1076–1081.
  • Parry, S. M., & Puthucheary, Z. A. (2015). The impact of extended bed rest on the musculoskeletal system in the Critical Care Environment. Extreme Physiology & Medicine, 4(1).
  • Troosters, T., van der Molen, T., Polkey, M., Rabinovich, R. A., Vogiatzis, I., Weisman, I., & Kulich, K. (2013). Improving physical activity in COPD: Towards a new paradigm. Respiratory Research, 14(1), 115.
This piece describes the cycle of inactivity and provides a visual illustration.
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