Bed rest

Bed rest, also referred to as the rest-cure, is a medical treatment in which a person lies in bed for most of some period of time to cure an illness. Bed rest refers to voluntarily lying in bed as a treatment, and not being confined to bed because of a health impairment which restricts a person from leaving the bed. The practice is still commonly used for an array of conditions although a 1999 systematic review found no benefits in any of the 17 conditions for which it had been prescribed.

Bed rest

Bed rest, also referred to as the rest-cure, is a medical treatment in which a person lies in bed for most of some period of time to cure an illness. Bed rest refers to voluntarily lying in bed as a treatment, and not being confined to bed because of a health impairment which restricts a person from leaving the bed. The practice is still commonly used for an array of conditions although a 1999 systematic review found no benefits in any of the 17 conditions for which it had been prescribed.