Stephanie A. Thomovsky, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology): No financial relationships to disclose
Presentation Description / Summary: In this presentation we will discuss the effects of immobility/recumbency on the body, as a whole, with a focus on the patient with neurologic injury/disease. Specifically, we will talk about the effect of recumbency on the musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, and nervous systems.
Learner Outcomes: 1. Develop awareness of how recumbency and immobility affect the body following neurologic injury. 2. Understand how recumbency adversely affects the cardiopulmonary, nervous and musculoskeletal systems.
Learning Objectives:
Gain a better awareness of how recumbency and immobility affects the body and mind following neurologic injury.
Gain a better understanding of how recumbency adversely affects specifically the cardiopulmonary, nervous and musculoskeletal systems.
