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The doctor prescribed bed rest for a month.
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Some of them broke their bed rest in order to work out on a more traditional suite of exercise equipment, and some of them used the flywheel.
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Katia Riddle, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
Most people who have mumps only require bed rest, plenty of fluids, and other types of supportive care to help with symptoms, and recover without long-term health problems, says Amesh Adalja, MD, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in Baltimore.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
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Katia Riddle, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
Most people who have mumps only require bed rest, plenty of fluids, and other types of supportive care to help with symptoms, and recover without long-term health problems, says Amesh Adalja, MD, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in Baltimore.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
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 15 Apr. 2026.
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