immobilization

First, patients go through a period of “immobilization” of roughly four weeks, Rothenberg said, during which time the shoulder should be subjected to only “very controlled movement” and is often kept cradled in a sling.

Surgery might be required, and a prolonged period of rest, immobilization, and treatment can be difficult to endure.

“Achieving operational temperature and the concurrent running of both melters will represent a major step toward future immobilization of Hanford tank waste,” the Department of Energy said in a message to the advisory board Wednesday.

"This type of immobilization appears to limit the mobility of the enzymes, which makes them less susceptible to plasma-induced inactivation," outlines Tim Dirks.

The team discovered that the participants’ platelets began to produce significantly less HSP47 over the course of their experimental immobilization.