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Immobilization

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Definition: The restriction of the MOVEMENT of whole or part of the body by physical means (RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL) or chemically by ANALGESIA, or the use of TRANQUILIZING AGENTS or NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS. It includes experimental protocols used to evaluate the physiologic effects of immobility.  in Russian lit "hypokinesia"   
See Also Disabled Persons; Fracture Fixation; Freezing Reaction, Cataleptic; Hypokinesia; Immobility Response, Tonic; Orthopedic Fixation Devices
Examples Restraint, Physical 		Other names Hypokinesia, Experimental; Hypokinesias, Experimental; Experimental Hypokinesias; Experimental Hypokinesia

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