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The role of exercise in reversing the consequences of bed rest has been well documented. It is also clear that exercise after hospital discharge is critically important for facilitating physical functional and metabolic recovery following a major burn injury [14, 63]. The role of exercise during the critical care and acute care hospitalization following burn injury has not been fully described. The purpose of this section is to describe the importance of positioning, mobilization up out of bed, and aerobic exercise during the acute stage can be safely incorporated into the treatment plan following burn injury.

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX, 75 390-9055, USA

    Karen J. Kowalske MD

  2. Shriners Hospitals for Children, and Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA

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    Lars-Peter Kamolz M.D., M.Sc

  2. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Marc G. Jeschke M.D., Ph.D.

  3. Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Plastisch- und Handchirurgische Klinik, Erlangen, Germany

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Kowalske, K.J., McEntire, S.J., Suman, O.E. (2012). Exercise. In: Kamolz, LP., Jeschke, M.G., Horch, R.E., Küntscher, M., Brychta, P. (eds) Handbook of Burns. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0315-9_10

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