title: A guide to early mobilization of bedridden elderly.
abstract: A vigorous, functionally oriented program should be started as early as the patient's medical or surgical condition permits. This comprehensive approach requires the efforts of a team of health professionals coordinated by the patient's primary care physician. Restoration of strength, flexibility, coordination, and balance are the goals of successful ambulation. When an elderly person has difficulty in walking, the physician and therapist must search for the cause and take corrective measures.
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge; D005082:Physical Exertion; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000517:prevention & control; D012046:Rehabilitation; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000628:therapy