A client who is immobilized in bed due to skeletal traction tells the nurse that they miss their ex-ercise regimen that they had started prior to the accident that resulted in their hospitalization
The nurse knows that which of the following is a good form of exercise that this client can still perform while immobilized?
1. Isotonic exercise
2. Isometric contraction
3. Resistive isometric exercise
4. Aerobic exercise
ANS: 2
Isometric exercise involves tightening of muscles without moving body parts.
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