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Nursing beds help bedridden elderly people exercise their limb functions

With the deepening of aging, more and more elderly people are facing the dilemma of long-term bed rest. Long-term bed rest will not only lead to muscle atrophy, osteoporosis, joint contracture, joint stiffness and other problems, but also increase the difficulty of care and affect the quality of life of the elderly.

In order to help bedridden elderly people to exercise their limb functions effectively, reduce the occurrence of complications and improve the quality of life, limb function exercises are necessary. These methods include finger exercises, wrist exercises, elbow exercises, shoulder exercises, hip exercises and ankle exercises.

Finger exercises can be performed by extending the five fingers, pressing from the palm to the fingertips and then retracting them. For the elderly whose finger joints have contracted and deformed, they can hold a pressure ball or towel in their hands to keep the fingers in the functional position and avoid aggravation of the deformity. At the same time, holding a towel can also absorb sweat from the hands and keep the hands dry and clean. Wrist exercise is to hold the wrist with one hand and the base of the fingers with the other hand to swing left and right. Elbow exercise is to hold the elbow with one hand and the wrist with the other hand, straighten the elbow and then bend and close it.

Shoulder exercises are more varied. You can hold the elbow with one hand and the wrist with the other hand to perform shoulder abduction, adduction, internal rotation, external rotation, flexion and extension, and translation. Hip exercises include holding the lower limbs with the hip joint as the axis to bend and flatten upward, and flexing the lower limbs to rotate the legs to the left or right. Ankle exercises include holding the instep with one hand and the heel with the other hand to press the instep and hook the sole, and holding the ankle to rotate inward and outward.

In these limb function exercises, medical bed play an important role. Patient bed can provide a comfortable lying position for the elderly, making it convenient for caregivers to perform various limb exercises. The height-adjustable function of electric hospital bed can adapt to the height requirements of different caregivers and reduce the burden on caregivers. At the same time, some high-end nursing beds are also equipped with auxiliary exercise devices, such as adjustable angle bed boards, which can better help the elderly to perform hip and shoulder exercises.

In today's society, nursing beds have become an important tool for rehabilitation care of bedridden elderly people. It not only provides physical support for the elderly, but also gives them psychological comfort, making them more confident on the road to recovery. I believe that with the continuous advancement of technology, the functions of nursing beds will become more and more perfect, bringing good news to more bedridden elderly people.