When You Have to Stay in Bed to Recover
BrightStar Care of Austin Provides Support Following Surgery or Medical Procedure
After a medical procedure or injury you need to recover in bed. Bed rest can be mandatory, but as soon as you're cleared to move around, do it. People are often worried or scared about it, "but one of the most important things after an operation is to get mobile," doctors says.
Lying in bed can trigger a host of problems -- blood clots, pressure ulcers, pulmonary embolisms, and weakening of your muscles.
Even if you feel tired, resist the urge to sleep it off. When you move around it actually shakes off fatigue. It also speeds digestion. Your bowels may be sluggish after surgery, but a little physical activity helps wake up your gut again.
It is important to have support to help get you moving. A home health care aid can help prevent fall risk and any movement that would be too strenuous. We provide transitional care services to help following hospitalization or a stay in a rehabilitation center and help you tranistion from bed to normal activity.
Leaving the hospital or a skilled nursing facility to go home could lead to critical health and safety concerns, but BrightStar can help prevent rehospitalization and make recovery safer. Professionally delivered care can help reduce undesirable outcomes, medication errors, falls, and it may even reduce long-term health care costs by helping to prevent a decline in condition. BrightStar Care® offers the services and expertise to help you make a safe and healthy recovery at home and lower the likelihood of a return trip to the hospital.
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