Mild exercise while in the ICU reduces bad effects of prolonged bed rest

Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 08:07 in Health & Medicine

Critical care experts at Johns Hopkins are reporting initial success in boosting recovery and combating muscle wasting among critically ill, mostly bed-bound patients using any one of a trio of mild physical therapy exercises during their stays in the intensive care unit (ICU)...

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