How Long After a Coma Does Someone Need to He Rehabilitated to Walk.?

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Question by Ethan: How long after a coma does someone need to he rehabilitated to walk.?
When someone goes into a coma, how long until they lose the ability to walk? I am writing a book and the main character goes into coma. How long until someone has to be rehabilitated to walk? Also they were stabbed in between the heart and lungs but did not die, don’t ask how. Anyways does that affect ability to walk at all? How long after someone goes into a coma do start to lose muscle mass?

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Answer by Simon
Coma or not, inactivity for even a few days will start to result in muscle atrophy.

Recovery from a coma is complex because it is due to brain damage.

“All individuals in a coma longer than a week will most likely require some sort of long-term care and rehabilitation. The type of rehabilitation is based on the degree of functional impairment. Those with severe functional impairments will usually require admission to a rehabilitation or extended care facility. Such facilities can provide ongoing medical care and physical therapy, administer nutrition, and provide grooming. On occasion, physically stable individuals in a coma can be cared for at home.

In some cases, there is good recovery from coma with only mild functional and intellectual impairments. In these circumstances, outpatient neurological rehabilitation may be appropriate. The type and frequency of therapy will be dictated by the type and degree of impairments and may include occupational, physical, and/or speech therapy.” (From source)

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