Post hospital admission

Due to recent hospital staff shortages, to prevent patients falling on the ward, health workers tend to keep them on their bed or on a chair next to the bed. If a patient falls on a ward, it creates more work for staff, so they try to limit patients’ mobility. Instead of encouraging patients to walk to the toilet, for example, they transport them in a wheelchair. Instead of walking a patient to the communal lounge or dining room, they provide food to the patient at or next to their bedside. This practice induces limited function and mobility in a patient. In healthcare settings this has been referred to as “pyjama paralysis”. For example, a well-functioning elderly patient can be admitted to hospital with a simple infection, stay there for 10 days and leave with a four-times double up care package. This affects quality of life for an individual. At K 7 Physiotherapy, we fully understand the implications and can help you achieve your previous independence level and function quickly.