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Bed rest might conjure up visions of eating bonbons and watching TV while propped up on pillows, but being confined to your bed under strict orders from your OBGYN can get old pretty quickly.

Laying immobile in bed for too long can break down your muscles and bones. It can also lead to Type II diabetes, bedsores, anxiety and depression.

Bed rest seems like a wonderful concept until it is an edict from which you cannot stray. The novelty of lounging in your PJs with a romance novel fades quickly, and the realities of confinement ...

Bed rest seems like a wonderful concept until it is an edict from which you cannot stray. The novelty of lounging in your PJs with a romance novel fades quickly, and the realities of confinement ...

Bed rest may cause healthy older adults to lose a large amount of muscle in 10 days. Researchers report that news in The Journal of the American Medical Association.They included Patrick Kortebein ...

Prescribed bed rest has down side for pregnant women, nursing researcher finds. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 1, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2010 / 11 / 101110161937.htm ...

Research indicates bed rest does not improve birth outcomes and can be risky for the mom. So why is it still prescribed by many doctors and midwives for about 20 percent of pregnant women in the U.S.?

If you struggle to get out of bed in the morning, this might be the perfect gig for you. Scientists are looking for women to stay in bed for 60 days to study how weightlessness affects the human body.