❤️ Lying (position) 🦔

"Painting of a lying woman Lying, also called recumbency or prostration, or decubitus in medicine (from the Latin verb decumbere 'to lie down'), is a type of human position in which the body is more or less horizontal and supported along its length by the surface underneath. Lying is the most common position while being immobilized (e.g. in bedrest), while sleeping, or while being struck by injury or disease. Positions Supine and prone decubitus. Recovery position. When lying, the body may assume a great variety of shapes and positions. The following are the basic recognized ones. * Supine: lying on the back on the ground with the face up. * Prone: lying on the chest with the face down ("lying down" or "going prone"). See also "Prostration". * Lying on either side, with the body straight or bent/curled forward or backward. ** The fetal position is lying or sitting curled, with limbs close to the torso and the head close to the knees. ** The recovery position (coma position), one of a series of variations on a lateral recumbent or three-quarters prone position of the body, into which an unconscious but breathing casualty can be placed as part of first aid treatment. When medical professionals use this term to describe the position of a patient, they first state the part of the body on which the patient is resting followed by the word decubitus. For example, the right lateral decubitus position (RLDP) would mean that the patient is lying on his or her right side. Left lateral decubitus position (LLDP) would mean that the patient is lying on his or her left side. Another example is angina decubitus 'chest pain while lying down'.Quia Directional Terms and Body Positions In radiology, this term implies that the patient is lying down with the X-ray being taken parallel to the horizon.Indiana University powerpoint presentation on positioning terms As a treatment Bedrest as a medical treatment refers to staying in bed day and night as a treatment for an illness or medical condition, especially when prescribed or chosen rather than resulting from severe prostration or imminent death. Even though most patients in hospitals spend most of their time in the hospital beds, bedrest more often refers to an extended period of recumbence at home. See also * Bedridden * Nap * Resting position References External links * Stuempfle, K. and D. Drury. "The Physiological Consequences of Bed Rest". Journal of Exercise Physiology (June 2007) 10(3):32–41 Human positions "

❤️ Insomnia Is Good for You 🦔

"Insomnia is Good for You is a 1957 British short comedy film directed by Leslie Arliss and starring Peter Sellers as Hector Dimwittie.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050543/ It was produced and released by Park Lane Films, and written by Lewis Griefer and Mordecai Richler. As of December 2012, the film was considered lost by rare book and script collector and actor Neil Pearson, with no cast list (apart from Sellers), script or footage known to exist. Nevertheless, a copy had been found in 1996, in a skip outside the offices of the film company, together with Dearth of a Salesman (also 1957). It was shown at the Southend Film Festival in May 2014.Archived- in-skip: Peter Sellers’ Bestsellers trio BFI Website, 17 May 2014. References External links * 1957 films 1957 comedy films British comedy films British short films British films English-language films 1957 short films Comedy short films "

❤️ Immobilization 🦔

"Immobilization may refer to: Chemistry * Enzyme immobilization, a concept in organic chemistry * Immobilization (soil science), the absorption of decomposed organic matter by micro-organisms * Whole cell immobilization, a biochemistry method Medicine * Immobilization (healing), holding an injured joint or bone in place with a splint, cast, or brace to prevent movement while healing * Muscle immobilization, the complete loss of muscle function for one or more muscle groups * Trauma immobilization, designed to provide rigid support during movement of a person with suspected spinal or limb injuries * Bed rest, medical treatment in which a person lies in bed for most of the time to try to cure an illness Other uses * Automobile immobilization, for vehicle theft prevention * Economic immobilization, a concept in financial economics See also * Immobile (disambiguation) * Immobilizer (disambiguation) * Immobilon "