Hospital beds and support surfaces are at the foundation of every hospital stay ... U.S. hospitals report more than 700,000 patient falls and 3 million pressure injuries due to prolonged bed rest.

Elderly hospital patients must walk for at least 25 minutes a day to avoid harmful muscle wastage, a study shows. Scientists reviewing almost 4,000 cases found bed rest while recovering from ...

Bed rest can be necessary to recover from surgery or an injury, ... If you’re in the hospital, you might wear inflatable devices that squeeze muscles to keep your blood flowing.

Smart hospital beds provide greater benefits beyond the place to rest for patients. These beds are equipped with a myriad of sensors and monitors that enable real-time monitoring of a patient’s ...

Yet bed rest has long been the sine qua non in the treatment of myocardial infarction, and periods of four weeks or more as a minimum are advised by most text-books and authorities. 1–5 Harrison ...

I was on bed rest for five weeks during my third pregnancy. I did everything I was supposed to. Even though it felt impossible to parent my 4 and 5-year-old boys from the couch, it became even ...