Exercise aids recovery rates of patients left in coma

Unconscious patients in intensive care have been placed on motorised cycling machines as part of a trial to establish if exercise improves recovery rates.

It is done with the help of physiotherapists, who strap the unconscious patients to the pedals, which do the work.

Eight patients used cycling machines five times a week for an hour a day while lying in bed at Melbourne's Austin Hospital.

Ultrasounds were taken to establish each patient's muscle mass. This was compared with measurements taken when they left intensive care. The eight participating patients' results were then compared with another eight patients of similar condition who had not cycled while in intensive care.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/exercise-aids-recovery-rates-of-patients-left-in-coma-20130819-2s7dj.html#ixzz2cTrYfFBS

Exercise aids recovery rates of patients left in coma

Exercise aids recovery rates of patients left in coma

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