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The doctor prescribed bed rest for a month.
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Given that bed rest studies have been used to simulate the effects of microgravity, people born with cerebral palsy can give us some sense of how a child’s body might be affected by partial gravity.
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Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
In 1960, physicians could do little for a heart-attack patient beyond prescribing bed rest and painkillers; by 2019, with new surgical procedures and numerous costly drugs available, Americans were spending $265 billion treating cardiovascular disease.
—Chris Pope, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
The color of the sort of deep bruising normally associated with OSHA violations, Chicago’s uniforms herald long periods of bed rest and a night table groaning from the weight of so many prescription painkillers.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Additionally, only a portion of the changes in brain shape observed after spaceflight were present in the bed rest group, and exactly how spaceflight affects individual brain regions remains unclear.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
In 1960, physicians could do little for a heart-attack patient beyond prescribing bed rest and painkillers; by 2019, with new surgical procedures and numerous costly drugs available, Americans were spending $265 billion treating cardiovascular disease.
—Chris Pope, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
The color of the sort of deep bruising normally associated with OSHA violations, Chicago’s uniforms herald long periods of bed rest and a night table groaning from the weight of so many prescription painkillers.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Additionally, only a portion of the changes in brain shape observed after spaceflight were present in the bed rest group, and exactly how spaceflight affects individual brain regions remains unclear.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 13 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bed rest
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“Bed rest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bed%20rest. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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