What Is The Decubitus Position?
The term decubitus position refers to a position of body in which there occurs pressure on the a few parts of the body. The pressure is more than that of the other areas and if somebody is in this position for a long time it happened that the skin and the underlying tissue got breakdown and that led to the disease. The position is also known with the name of bed sore and if some body caught with this disease, he will be in big problem as there will be openings in several parts of the body and all of them have pain when something touches them. The disease is named as bed sore because many a times it happens when some body is in bed for a long period because of some disease. The parts of the body that is most prone to this disease are shoulder blades, elbows, buttocks and hips.
