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 strength, your vision may fade, and your balance becomes harder to maintain ...

Gait problems and falls are a major symptom of patients with ARWMC and an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly, the authors write. However, increasing age is not enough to ...

Gait speed didn't decline so sharply in older people who had only abdominal fat or only weak muscles," said Tiago da Silva Alexandre, a professor at the Department of Gerontology, Center for ...

Slowness of gait can predict risk of frailty in older people The finding is reported in an article in the Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle by researchers in Brazil and the UK, who ...

Many people think slower walking and difficulty balancing are normal signs of getting older. But a study recently published by Dr. Aron Buchman, associate professor of neurological sciences at ...

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 ...

A slow or uneven gait in older patients may be more than the effect of advancing age, according to three studies that found walking disorders in the elderly also may be early signs of Alzheimer ...

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 ...

Older people’s walk or gait may send early messages about impending cognitive impairment and the probability of Alzheimer’s disease, according to the results of several new studies presented ...