“Declining gait speed may signal early cognitive decline and structural brain ageing,” he said. “It can help detect ...

Falling is one of the biggest risks older adults face. As you age, your body doesn’t move the way it used to. You might lose ...

Feb. 21 -- FRIDAY, Feb. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Repeatedly exposing people to situations where the footing is unstable helped train them to maintain their balance on slippery floors and avoid falls ...

Can a single sensor positioned at the waist detect parameters of gait at a speed and distance reflective of older adults' activity?", PLOS ONE, 18(6), p. e0286707. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286707 .

Screening older adults with the 5-m gait-speed test may "highlight unrecognized risk" before cardiac surgery and serves as an independent predictor of operative mortality, experts report.

They tend to be more common among older adults. Having a gait condition can affect your quality of life and put you at a greater risk for falling and injuring yourself. Common Types of Gait Disorders ...

About 80% of study participants demonstrating this behavior also had abnormalities in their brain waves that researchers said ...

Dublin, Sept. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Global Gait Biometrics Market 2023-2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global Gait Biometrics market is poised for ...

A new study found that peripheral neuropathy is linked to slow gait and impaired lower extremity performance in older adults with and without diabetes.. Peripheral neuropathy is a progressive ...

In fact, doctors sometimes ask an older adult to walk for them so that they can note gait changes that might indicate problems. So, let’s look at some potential reasons for these changes ...

Antalgic gait is when leg or foot pain alters the way a person walks. ... Pirker, W., & Katzenschlager, R. (2016, October 21). Gait disorders in adults and the elderly: A clinical guide.

Stanford researchers show how gait tracking can predict fall risk before it happens, helping prevent injury in older adults. (CREDIT: CC BY-SA 4.0) ...