{"id":3960,"date":"2016-08-03T14:28:01","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T18:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/52.229.122.34\/en\/?p=3960"},"modified":"2021-02-17T11:09:14","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T16:09:14","slug":"in-bed-cycling-in-the-icu-promotes-early-rehabilitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/uncategorized\/in-bed-cycling-in-the-icu-promotes-early-rehabilitation\/","title":{"rendered":"In-bed cycling in the ICU promotes early rehabilitation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Physiotherapists Jos\u00e9e Lamontagne (left) and Rachel Goard supervised while Respiratory Therapy student Patrick Lapointe demonstrated the specially-designed bicycle  in the Intensive Care Unit at the Ottawa Hospital.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Intensive Care Unit isn\u2019t generally considered a good spot for a leisurely bike ride \u2013 but for some patients, it\u2019s the perfect location to get some exercise.<\/p>\n

Physiotherapists Jos\u00e9e Lamontagne, Rachel Goard, Michelle Cummings and Sarah Patten from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at The Ottawa Hospital have joined forces with teams across the province to research whether in-bed cycling can help critically-ill patients recover faster from their ICU stay. The research program, known as \u2018CYCLE,\u2019 is the first randomized clinical trial of its kind in Canada.<\/p>\n

Some patients in the program are asked to use a specially-designed bicycle to strengthen their legs while they\u2019re confined to a hospital bed, while others in the program form a control group. Both groups receive regular physiotherapy treatments. Researchers will compare the data to learn how much, if any, difference the bicycle made for patients overall.<\/p>\n

Some patients were a bit sceptical at first, said Lamontagne, but quickly adapted.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re seeing that it improves the strength in their legs and helps with early mobility,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s also motivating for them \u2013 patients get excited about it and feel like they\u2019re making progress.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The bicycle\u2019s screen shows the patient\u2019s speed and progress, and a cycling avatar keeps patients motivated.<\/em><\/p>\n

It can take years for patients to regain function and strength after a major illness or injury, but the cycling program allows patients to begin rehabilitation early in their ICU stay. The bike can be tailored to the patient\u2019s abilities \u2013 it can even move slowly on its own, to help patients get started.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause they can bike lying down in bed, they\u2019re often strong enough to try this before they\u2019re strong enough to walk,\u201d said Lamontagne.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are patients that are stuck inside all the time, but the bike can make them feel like they\u2019re outside and moving.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Physiotherapists Jos\u00e9e Lamontagne (left) and Rachel Goard supervised while Respiratory Therapy student Patrick Lapointe demonstrated the specially-designed bicycle  in the Intensive Care Unit at the Ottawa Hospital. The Intensive Care Unit isn\u2019t generally considered a good spot for a leisurely bike ride \u2013 but for some patients, it\u2019s the perfect location to get some exercise. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":3962,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3960\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}