Immobility

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Immobility is defined as a state where there is limited or absent movement.

• Coma
• Post-operative state
• Trauma

• Anorexia
• Aspiration pneumonia
• Atelectasis
• Bed sores
• Constipation
• Contractures
• Deep vein thrombosis
• Embolism
• Hypercalciuria
• Incontinence
• Insomnia
• Joint stiffness and pain
• Muscle wasting
• Osteoporosis
• Stone formation

• Urinary tract infection
• Venous stasis

• Weight gain

• Delirium
• Dementia
• Depression
• Isolation
• Loss of independence
• Sensory deprivation