title: Disabling effects of inactivity and importance of physical conditioning. A historical perspective.
abstract: This article examines the effects of inactivity or absence of activities that are strenuous. What is the effect of inactivity that is enforced for a period of time by disease? What modifications of function occur because of this restriction of activity separately from disease?
authors.affiliation: Castro Valley Rehabilitation Clinic, California.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Bergel
mesh_terms: D001510:Bed Rest; D015444:Exercise; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010809:Physical Fitness