What is immobility? Immobility refers to any limitation of movement. In the maximum degree of immobility, known as the immobilization syndrome or ...

Immobility refers to any limitation of movement. In the context of the description you provided, it refers to the maximum degree of immobility, also known as the immobilization syndrome or complete immobility. In this state, an elderly person is completely dependent and usually presents advanced cognitive deficit, generalized and multiple stiffness and contractions, dysphagia, aphasia, urinary and fecal incontinence, and pressure ulcers. They require full-time care.