Immobility in the elderly

Authors

  • P Oliva Ruiz Fisioterapeuta Author
  • A R Arroyo Rodriguez-Navas Profesor Titular de Fisioterapia. Universidad de Cadiz Author
  • L Dominguez Taboas Profesor Titular de Fisioterapia. Universidad de Cadiz Author
  • E Rellan Ramos Profesor Titular de Fisioterapia. Universidad de Cadiz Author
  • R Cubiella Munoz Profesor Asociado de Fisioterapia. Universidad de Cddiz Author

Keywords:

Immobility, oldness, to stay in bed, disability, dependency.

Abstract

The immobility is one of the greater problems of the oldness; it is consequence and cause of di¬
eases and produces multiple physiological changes and complications.
  The oldness is not a disease, even though certain number of elders develop invalitys on account of chronic processes originated by the obsolescence.
  The obsolescence supposes a dynamical process that it is begun in the same moment in which we born and that it is developed throughout our life.
  This work is a study on the different alterations that they can be produced in an elder due to the immobilization (relative or permanent), with respect to their quality of life. Because of this we consi¬
er timely to establish a series of measures that they can improve it.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Downloads

Published

1999-04-30

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (1999): Year 1999, Volume 11 Issue 1

Section

Articles

License

You are free to:

  1. Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially.
  2. Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
  3. The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.

Under the following terms:

  1. Attribution — You must give appropriate credit , provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made . You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  2. No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

How to Cite

Oliva Ruiz, P., Arroyo Rodriguez-Navas, A. R., Dominguez Taboas, L., Rellan Ramos, E., & Cubiella Munoz, R. (1999). Immobility in the elderly. Cuestiones De Fisioterapia, 11(1), 74-88. http://cuestionesdefisioterapia.es/index.php/cf/article/view/526