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 ...

Two types of arthritis may cause pain and an antalgic gait in older people. ... Pirker, W., & Katzenschlager, R. (2016, October 21). Gait disorders in adults and the elderly: A clinical guide.

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 ...

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 ...

Gait disorders are increasingly common with advancing age. Between 9% and 20% percent of elderly people have this disorder. Doctors speculate a gait disorder may be able to predict dementia, but ...

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 ...

“Gait speed is reported to be associated with survival in older humans. Our randomized clinical trial found a significant improvement in gait speed in older humans supplemented with GlyNAC. This ...

AI-Powered Non-Contact In-Home Gait Monitoring and Activity Recognition System Based on mm-Wave FMCW Radar and Cloud Computing. IEEE Internet of Things Journal , 2023; 1 DOI: 10.1109/JIOT.2023.3235268 ...

Digital Gait Labs, a Dublin-based healthtech company, is leveraging the Spark crowdfunding platform to raise €625,000 in its upcoming funding round. Founded by Aidan Boran, Larry Keaveney, John ...

There’s getting older — and there’s aging well. Healthy aging goes far beyond simply eating right and exercising, according to Dr. Parul Goyal, a geriatrician at Vanderbilt Health in ...

For people who have fallen but do not meet the criteria, the committee agreed they should have a gait and balance assessment in line with current practice. The committee acknowledged that it would not ...